poorly

(adjective, adverb)

adjective

1. somewhat ill or prone to illness

- feeling poorly

Similar word(s): ill, sick, ailing, indisposed, peaked, seedy, sickly, unwell

adverb

1. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

- the team played poorly

Similar word(s): badly, ill

Sentences with poorly as an adverb:

- to live poorly

- to do poorly in business

- He plays tennis poorly.