English-French translations for poorly

• mal
  Celui-ci est en effet très mal compris. It is a very poorly understood concept.
  Ceux-ci sont mal formulés et ambigus. This section is poorly drafted and ambiguous.
  C'est d'avoir 52 semaines de congé de maternité mal payé. It is having 52 weeks of poorly paid maternity leave.

Definition of poorly

• In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort
• With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage
• Meanly; without spirit
• Without skill or merit
• ill, unwell, sick

Examples

• to live poorly
• to do poorly in business
• He plays tennis poorly.

Related words

• poor
• spoor
• whip-poor-will
• Whip-poor-will
• poorhouse
• poorer
• whippoorwill
• poorness
• poormouth