"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"
"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"
His exhibitions had been poorly attended.
出自: T. Callender
The poorly-lit back street.
出自: D. Francis
No neighbours who would..talk poorly of them for not going.
出自: M. Binchy
All jobs in publishing were greatly sought after, and, perhaps consequently, poorly paid.
出自: M. Spark