Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a poor manner.
- adjective In poor health; ill.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health; unwell.
- In a poor manner or condition.
- With little or no success; insufficiently; defectively: as, poorly constructed; poorly adapted to the purpose.
- Humbly; without spirit; ignobly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
- adverb In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
- adverb With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
- adverb Meanly; without spirit.
- adverb Without skill or merit.
- adverb not well off; not rich.
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- adverb in a
poor manner - adjective
ill ,unwell ,sick
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
- adjective somewhat ill or prone to illness
Etymologies
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Examples
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TATTON: In this fundraising video to his supporters, he says that liberals are trying to silence him as he attempts to speak out against what he calls a poorly conceived plan.
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In it, Congressman Wilson tells them that the liberals are trying to silence him, he says, trying to stop him from speaking out on what he calls a poorly conceived plan.
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"There are here," he reports, "about twenty-five hundred men, five hundred of them sick, the greatest part of them what they call poorly; they bury from five to eight daily, and officers in proportion; extremely indolent, and dirty to a degree."
Montcalm and Wolfe Francis Parkman 1858
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According to Mr. Derfner, he was fired by the newspaper even after he had published a lengthy apology on his personal Web site for what he described as a poorly worded attempt to shock Israelis into considering the possibility that the continued occupation of Palestinian land seized by Israel provokes terror attacks.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT MACKEY 2011
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According to Mr. Derfner, he was fired by the newspaper even after he had published a lengthy apology on his personal Web site for what he described as a poorly worded attempt to shock Israelis into considering the possibility that the continued occupation of Palestinian land seized by Israel provokes terror attacks.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT MACKEY 2011
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White House advisers and other Democrats in Washington had already begun making excuses for what they called a poorly run campaign on Ms Coakley's part.
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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Al-Ajili said he feared people would blame what he described as poorly armed policemen and soldiers for the lack of security.
ajc.com - News 2010
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White House advisers and other Democrats in Washington had already begun making excuses for what they called a poorly run campaign on Ms Coakley's part.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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SAIA Motor Freight, which owned the truck, said in a statement that the report "failed to give appropriate consideration to a number of critically important factors," including what it called a poorly designed and maintained tunnel.
PE Angels Baseball 2009
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SAIA Motor Freight, which owned the truck, said in a statement that the report "failed to give appropriate consideration to a number of critically important factors," including what it called a poorly designed and maintained tunnel.
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