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poorly

Letters that make poorly

o, l, p, r, y are letters that make 'poorly'

Words within poorly

OR, PO, Orly, poor, poorly, Po are words within 'poorly'

1 possible definitions for 'poorly'

Poorly(P) as "somewhat ill or prone to illness"

Under this definition, poorly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

seedy, indisposed, peaked(p), sickly, ailing, unwell, under the weather have the same meaning as 'poorly(p)'

Derivatives of poorly

illness, unwellness, malady, sickness are derivatives of 'poorly(p)'.

Similar to poorly

ill, sick are similar to 'poorly(p)'.

Example of poorly used within this context

"my poor ailing grandmother", "feeling a bit indisposed today", "you look a little peaked", "feeling poorly", "a sickly child", "is unwell and can't come to work"