Poorly
Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Regrettably and poorly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regrettably" instead an adverb "Poorly".
Regrettably
Regrettably adverb - By bad luck.
Poorly and regrettably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb "Regrettably".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- weakly and poorly
- weakly and regrettably
- badly and poorly
- badly and regrettably
- carelessly and poorly
- carelessly and regrettably
- awfully and poorly
- awfully and regrettably
- crudely and poorly
- crudely and regrettably
- inadequately and poorly
- inadequately and regrettably
- atrociously and poorly
- atrociously and regrettably
Both words in one sentence
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Osamu definitely wanted to convey the message that man needs to learn that meddling with nature is morally wrong, a noble cause, but regrettably, poorly executed in the final arc of the story at the expense of a main character's development.
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