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View definitions for poorly

poorly

adjective as in not well

adverb as in unsatisfactorily

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The country has more than 125,000 soldiers, who analysts say suffer from low morale, little training and being poorly equipped given the country’s economic deterioration.

"Your conduct reflected poorly on the NFL and has no place in our game."

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Major infrastructure projects are chronically late, bust their budgets, and are poorly maintained and operated by the bureaucracies that spawned.

To get to school, market or work in the fields, locals resort to poorly maintained "river buses".

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“Sometimes what triggers a settlement is a court ruling or a witness performing well or poorly,” McClellan said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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