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POORLY Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word poorly. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word poorly. (close relations)
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badly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• to a severe or serious degree

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

• evilly or wickedly

• in a disobedient or naughty way

• with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

• very much; strongly

• without skill or in a displeasing manner

• in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

• unfavorably or with disapproval

• with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

carelessly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• without care or concern

• without caution or prudence

• in a rakish manner

clumsily
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a clumsy manner

crudely
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a crude or unrefined manner

• in a crude and unskilled manner

erroneously
adverbadv
adverb

• in a mistaken or erroneous manner

feebly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a faint and feeble manner

• in a halting and feeble manner

imperfectly
adverbadv
adverb

• in an imperfect or faulty way

inaccurately
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an inaccurate manner

inadequately
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree

incompetently
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an incompetent manner

incorrectly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an incorrect manner

• in an incorrect manner

inefficiently
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an inefficient manner

ineptly
adverbadv
adverb

• with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner

• in a maladroit manner

roughly
adverbadv
adverb

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

shoddily
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a shoddy manner

unsatisfactorily
adverbadv
adverb

• in an unsatisfactory manner

unsuccessfully
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• without success

weakly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree

adjective satellite

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

unskillfully
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
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ailing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

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