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'poorly' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'poorly' with 16 example sentences.


poorly adjective

: somewhat ill or prone to illness

poorly adverb

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


  • Many people thought that the report was poorly written.
  • This rope is poorly attached.
  • My wife drives very poorly.
  • I'm sorry I speak your beautiful language so poorly!
  • A healthy person is a poorly examined sick person.
  • It's better to do nothing than to do something poorly.
  • That work is poorly done.
  • You should not despise a man just because he is poorly paid.
  • As always, you have understood poorly!
  • The lubrication system was poorly designed.
  • I've been feeling poorly for the last couple of days.
  • The assault was poorly coordinated.
  • A policeman is too poorly armed to go to war.
  • It's impossible to make a generalization with such poorly obtained data.
  • Unskilled labor is poorly paid.
  • Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.
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