Synonym: ailing, badly, ill, indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell. Similar words: poor, floor leader, pool, spoon, lampoon, teaspoon, tablespoon, world. Meaning: ['pʊrlɪ /'pʊəlɪ] adj. somewhat ill or prone to illness. adv. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well.
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91 No company wants its employees treated poorly or unfairly by the health insurer administering the self-insured plan.
92 The cell chemistry of these insects is, for the most part, poorly understood.
93 They were just movies that didn't come together - poorly executed, I guess.
94 Tom believed that the encyclical was poorly reasoned, but his objections were more pastoral than they were doctrinal.
95 Belowdecks, the crew was jammed together, 150 men to each open, windowless, poorly lighted, ill-ventilated bay.
96 But both seem extremely problematic and poorly thought out, and if implemented might just result in an increase in infections.
97 The state also fared poorly in the teen birth rate category.
98 For the poorly paid, the twelve-cent round-trip fare could eat up 10 percent or more of their wages.
99 For years after Franco's rule, the army, badly paid and poorly equipped, was viewed with suspicion.
100 He has been very poorly indeed and the doctor says it is diphtheria.
101 The report also mentions poorly designed and inefficiently used dust yards as a major source of secondary emissions into the atmosphere.
102 Since metastases of unknown origins are usually poorly differentiated the sensitivity of testing with these antibodies would also be reduced.
103 Low morale among poorly paid health workers has led to strikes and lessened the quality of care.
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104 Their spree of corporate takeovers is, for the most part, wildly ill-advised and poorly executed.
105 The jobs themselves are poorly paid, but the benefits, especially in higher education, are incalculable.
106 It was poorly and sparsely furnished; a brave effort had been made to keep it tidy and clean.
107 Marie's still rocking - hugging herself like some of the poorly kids at school used to.
108 Executives in charge of poorly performing companies or departments generally find their jobs in jeopardy.
109 Several reports from the older literature indicate that tetany may occur in association with hypokalemia, but the mechanism is poorly understood.
110 But by no means do all ordinary children do well, nor all deprived children poorly.
111 There is an occasional poorly executed sketch of a tiny organism or of a bone and muscle structure.
112 Numerous surveys show how poorly equipped students are to enter a work force that faces increasing technical complexity and intensifying competition.
113 Absorption from such sites is very likely to be erratic,[sentencedict.com] leading to poorly controlled diabetes and possibly unexplained hypoglycaemia.
114 He led a rebellion by poorly organized indigenous people that lasted 10 days and resulted in at least 140 deaths.
115 All of which explains why his traditionally strong leadership skills aside, he did so poorly at leading the division through change.
116 As a result, poorly leached hevea latex made its way into many products, including medical gloves.
117 The general impression has been that major capital schemes not requiring Treasury approval have been poorly appraised.
118 Other omissions include small fragments of mosaic and mosaics which were very poorly recorded.
119 She could only get a poorly paid job as a sales assistant in a King's Road shoe boutique.
120 It was poorly lit, with burning torches hanging from the walls, casting long shadows across the cold floor.