poorly
adjective [after verb] /ˈpɔː.li/
/ˈpʊr-/ UK informalDefinition
C1 ill: He says he's feeling poorly and he's going back to bed.Not fit and healthyThin or slender (of people)
(Definition of poorly adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- complain of sth phrasal verb
- crook adjective
- far gone adjective
- frailty noun
- gaunt adjective
- groggy adjective
- hollow-eyed adjective
- ill adjective (NOT WELL)
- indisposition noun
- infirm adjective
- knock sb sideways/for six idiom
- let yourself go idiom
- liverish adjective
- malaise noun
- not agree with sb idiom
- organic adjective (LIVING)
- relapse noun
- rough adjective (ILL)
- sick adjective (ILL)
- starved adjective
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