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Adverb
▲
In a way or manner characterized by a lack of resources, especially financially
frugally
meagerly
meagrely
paltrily
without
exiguously
stingily
meanly
deficiently
insufficiently
scantly
shortly
scarcely
wantingly
lowly
missingly
jejunely
scantily
limitedly
disappointingly
restrictedly
modestly
inadequately
sparsely
sparely
negligibly
insubstantially
skimpily
littly
leanly
more ❯
“But, having lived poorly for days, each felt that intensely fearful desire to eat which only the really famishing can ever fully comprehend.”
Adverb
▲
In a way that is unsatisfactory or inadequate
badly
inadequately
bad
appallingly
dreadfully
dismally
terribly
abysmally
wretchedly
atrociously
unsatisfactorily
awfully
deficiently
incompetently
execrably
imperfectly
insufficiently
lousily
diabolically
inexpertly
crummily
unacceptably
crudely
faultily
defectively
unsuccessfully
shoddily
frightfully
abjectly
shabbily
inferiorly
meanly
more ❯
“In some schools, according to the Times, poorly performing students are encouraged to drop out.”
Adverb
▲
Very badly or unpleasantly
dreadfully
awfully
appallingly
horribly
badly
terribly
woefully
abysmally
frightfully
atrociously
wretchedly
dismally
horrendously
diabolically
shockingly
disgracefully
alarmingly
pitifully
execrably
wickedly
egregiously
reprehensibly
monstrously
abominably
crummily
unforgivably
disreputably
rottenly
tragically
disturbingly
very badly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Adverb for having below average income or lacking money to sufficiently live comfortably
pennilessly
necessitously
penuriously
impecuniously
indigently
needily
needfully
destitutely
deprivedly
insolvently
unprosperously
famishedly
craptastically
empty-handedly
impoverishedly
“After Larry's company had the misfortune of going under, he became poor.”
Adverb
▲
(environment) Adverb for lacking in something essential for growth
unproductively
barrenly
unyieldingly
unfruitfully
fruitlessly
bonily
deadly
desolately
infertilely
starkly
exhaustedly
barely
aridly
sterilely
“Our study shows that treating the poor soil with torrefied biomass improves a variety of factors that ultimately lead to greater plant growth.”
Adverb
▲
(attributive to a person or animal) Adverb for marked by pity or sympathy
unfortunately
unluckily
lucklessly
unhappily
haplessly
heartbreakingly
heartrendingly
ill-fatedly
misfortunately
piteously
ruefully
sorrily
pitiably
pitifully
wretchedly
“The poor boy lost his way after meandering away from his mother in the busy shopping center.”
Adjective
▲
Sick or unwell in health
sick
ill
unwell
indisposed
peaky
ailing
unhealthy
queasy
nauseous
bad
crook
peaked
sickly
rough
liverish
crummy
lousy
off
sickened
unsound
ropy
grotty
funny
wabbit
seedy
rotten
peculiar
queer
down
punk
low
failing
mean
off colour
below par
under the weather
run-down
out of sorts
not oneself
not well
under par
not up to par
off-colourUK
off-colorUS
not very well
not in good shape
not up to snuff
more ❯
“He's in a very poorly state, apparently, and the prospect of a good recovery doesn't look too hopeful.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking physical strength, especially due to illness or age
feeble
weak
frail
debilitated
enfeebled
weakened
delicate
infirm
enervated
slight
sapped
faint
effete
wasted
prostrate
languid
prostrated
asthenic
wimpy
unsubstantial
wimpish
tender
fragile
soft
weakly
sickly
ailing
softened
shaky
decrepit
low
exhausted
aged
unwell
helpless
incapacitated
lame
tottering
doddering
powerless
failing
puny
tottery
strengthless
doddery
weedy
vitiated
trembly
etiolated
impotent
sapless
trembling
shilpit
flat
woozy
down-and-out
out of gas
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Defective in some way
wrong
bad
appalling
awful
contemptible
crook
cruddy
deficient
deplorable
detestable
dirty
faulty
grotty
grubby
harmful
hateful
loathsome
nasty
off colour
off-colorUS
off-colourUK
out of sorts
pitiable
pitiful
rotten
rough
rubbish
sick
terrible
vile
dissatisfactory
inferior
lousy
poor
subpar
substandard
unacceptable
off
suboptimal
unsatisfactory
wretched
more ❯
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