Healthy and Poorly

Healthy

Healthy adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Usage example: always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s

Poorly is an antonym for healthy in well topic.

Poorly

Poorly adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: she stayed home because she was feeling poorly

Healthy is an antonym for poorly in topics: ill, not well.

Nearby Words: poor, poorness

Both words in one sentence

  • Cosmic Keystone It seems that for some unfathomable reason the Powers That Be or Crystal Dragon Jesus who created the universe saw fit to make its continued healthy existence contingent on these poorly guarded, easily found, delicate, carry-on-luggage sized objects.
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