Poorly
Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
With difficulty and poorly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "With difficulty" instead an adverb "Poorly".
With difficulty
Poorly and with difficulty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb phrase "With difficulty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ill and poorly
- ill and with difficulty
- weakly and poorly
- weakly and with difficulty
- badly and poorly
- badly and with difficulty
- carelessly and poorly
- carelessly and with difficulty
- crudely and poorly
- crudely and with difficulty
- inadequately and poorly
- inadequately and with difficulty
- abominably and poorly
- abominably and with difficulty
Cite this Source
With difficulty and Poorly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/with_difficulty
Poorly & With difficulty. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/with_difficulty>.
With difficulty or Poorly. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/with_difficulty.
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