Englishfor English speakers
poorly
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adverb
(= ill, badly)
('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
he was ill prepared
it ill befits a man to betray old friends
the car runs badly
he performed badly on the exam
the team played poorly
ill-fitting clothes
an ill-conceived plan
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adjective
(= ailing, indisposed, peaked, sickly, unwell)
somewhat ill or prone to illness
my poor ailing grandmother
feeling a bit indisposed today
you look a little peaked
feeling poorly
a sickly child
is unwell and can't come to work
lit
Noun
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Lit is short for literature.
I'm taking English Lit this semester.