Miserably and Poorly

Miserably

Miserably adverb - In a miserable manner.
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Synonyms for Miserably

Poorly and miserably are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb "Miserably".

Nearby Word: miserable

Poorly

Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests

Miserably and poorly are semantically related. You can use "Miserably" instead an adverb "Poorly".

Nearby Words: poor, poorness

Both words in one sentence

  • Ragnarok-Proofing Unmaintained and poorly maintained BattleTech technology tends to fail miserably when pushed into combat.
  • Ninja If the player fares poorly, it remains a subversion, as Ken fails miserably whenever called upon to use his "ninja powers".
    Source: Ninja
  • They will immediately try to make something to compete — and most of the time it will fail miserably, because it was rushed or just implemented poorly.
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