poorly

poorly
1. adverb
1) (scantily) schlecht; unzureichend
2) (badly) schlecht; unbeholfen [schreiben, sprechen]

he did poorly in his exams — er war in seinen Prüfungen schlecht

3) (meanly) schlecht [leben]
2. predicative adjective
schlecht [aussehen, sich fühlen]

he has been poorly lately — ihm geht es in letzter Zeit schlecht

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adverb (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) dürftig
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poor·ly
[ˈpo:li, AM ˈpʊr-]
I. adv
1. (not rich) arm
to be \poorly off arm [dran] sein fam
\poorly dressed ärmlich gekleidet
2. (inadequately) schlecht
\poorly dressed schlecht gekleidet
to think \poorly of sb/sth (dated) eine schlechte Meinung von jdm/etw haben
II. adj pred
to feel \poorly sich akk schlecht fühlen; BRIT, AUS
the doctor described his condition as \poorly die Ärztin beschrieb seinen Zustand als kritisch
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['pʊəlɪ]
1. adv
1) arm; dressed, furnished ärmlich

poorly off — schlecht gestellt

her husband left her very poorly off — ihr Mann ließ sie in sehr ärmlichen Verhältnissen zurück

2) (= badly) schlecht; (= inadequately) supported, understood schlecht, unzureichend

poorly-attended — schlecht besucht

poorly-designed — schlecht konstruiert, nicht genügend durchdacht

poorly-educated — ohne (ausreichende) Schulbildung

poorly-equipped — schlecht ausgerüstet

poorly-lit — schlecht or schwach beleuchtet

poorly-paid —

poorly-trained poorly-ventilated — schlecht ausgebildet, ungeschult schlecht gelüftet

to do poorly (at sth) ( — in etw dat ) schwach or schlecht abschneiden

we're rather poorly off for staff/new ideas — wir haben einen ziemlichen Mangel an Personal/neuen Ideen

2. adj pred
(Brit: ill) schlecht, krank, elend

to be or feel poorly — sich schlecht etc fühlen

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poorly
A adj umg schlecht, kränklich:
he looks poorly er sieht schlecht aus
B adv
1. armselig:
he is poorly off es geht ihm schlecht;
he’s poorly off for es fehlt oder mangelt ihm an (dat)
2. fig schlecht, mangelhaft:
poorly gifted schwach begabt;
do poorly
a) SPORT etc schlecht spielen,
b) schlecht abschneiden (in in dat);
think poorly of nicht viel halten von
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1. adverb
1) (scantily) schlecht; unzureichend
2) (badly) schlecht; unbeholfen [schreiben, sprechen]

he did poorly in his exams — er war in seinen Prüfungen schlecht

3) (meanly) schlecht [leben]
2. predicative adjective
schlecht [aussehen, sich fühlen]

he has been poorly lately — ihm geht es in letzter Zeit schlecht

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adv.
arm adv.
dürftig adv.

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