Poorly and Woefully

Poorly

Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

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

Nearby Words: poor, poorness

Woefully

Woefully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Poorly and woefully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb "Woefully".

Nearby Word: woeful

Both words in one sentence

  • This is, in fact, generous, as dying deprives you of all powerups, and your basic ship is woefully underpowered and poorly protected by default.
  • Ordinarily, part of the difficulty is that your forces are woefully poorly developed; usually you can only field infantry and light vehicles.
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