poorly
In inadequate fashion
Poorly means in an inadequate or unsatisfactory way: The team performed poorly, a poorly written essay.
In British usage, poorly also works as an adjective meaning unwell or slightly ill: She's feeling poorly today.
The adverb sense is standard everywhere; the adjective sense sounds distinctly British to American ears.
In an insufficient manner
- badlyIn an inferior manner
- incompetentlyWithout adequate skill
- ineffectivelyWithout producing intended results
- shoddilyIn an inferior manner
sloppily · clumsily · ineptly · amateurishly · substandard · unsatisfactorily · deficiently · feebly
Experiencing poor health
- ailingIn poor health
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- illIn poor health
- feverishHaving elevated temperature
nauseous · fatigued · weak · malaise · symptomatic · bedridden · queasy · dizzy
In an insufficient manner
- scantilyIn insufficient measure
- meagerlyIn deficient quantity
- sparselyIn a thin manner
- thinlyIn sparse layers
barely · scarcely · insufficiently · minimally · skimpily · deficiently · wanting · lacking
Of lower rank
- subparBelow acceptable quality
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
faulty · imperfect · second-rate · low-grade · cheap · crude · rough · unfinished
With great effort
- laboriouslyWith strenuous effort
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- arduouslyWith strenuous effort
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
haltingly · falteringly · stumblingly · unsteadily · shakily · tentatively · hesitantly · awkwardly
inadequately
In an insufficient manner
- badlyIn an inferior manner
- incompetentlyWithout adequate skill
- ineffectivelyWithout producing intended results
shoddily · sloppily · clumsily · ineptly · amateurishly · substandard · unsatisfactorily · deficiently · feebly · weakly
unwell
Experiencing poor health
feverish · nauseous · fatigued · weak · malaise · symptomatic · bedridden · queasy · dizzy · faint
inadequately
In an insufficient manner
thinly · barely · scarcely · insufficiently · minimally · skimpily · deficiently · wanting · lacking · short
inferior
Of lower rank
defective · faulty · imperfect · second-rate · low-grade · cheap · crude · rough · unfinished · half-baked
difficultly
With great effort
- laboriouslyWith strenuous effort
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- arduouslyWith strenuous effort
strenuously · haltingly · falteringly · stumblingly · unsteadily · shakily · tentatively · hesitantly · awkwardly · clumsily
poorlywell
Dug water source
excellently · skillfully · brilliantly · superbly · competently
poorlywell
Dug water source
richly · handsomely · generously · lavishly · amply
- poor thingExpression of sympathetic pity
- poor tasteDeficient aesthetic judgment
- poor healthLacking physical wellness
- dirt poorExtremely lacking in money
- poor baby
- poor sportOne who handles defeat badly