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View definitions for poorly

poorly

adjective as in not well

adverb as in unsatisfactorily

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They have for months been accused of being flat-footed, ineffective and poorly coordinated in their response to Trump’s agenda, including during Trump’s joint address to Congress last week.

That would remove the threat of sheriff’s deputies hauling her out, provide a nest egg to start anew and give her more control of a situation she believed would otherwise turn out poorly.

The big takeaway at that point was they were so close despite playing so poorly, Watkins making just two of nine shots and her team converting only three of 12 three-pointers.

Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because the deep seabed is more or less untouched and still relatively poorly understood.

From BBC

In many instances, the Trump administration has admitted the cuts were poorly tailored, rushing to reinstate fired federal employees who protect the nation’s nuclear stockpile and national parks, among other things.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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