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1 poorly
adverb (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) slikti; vāji; nepietiekami* * *nevesels, savārdzis; nabadzīgi, trūcīgi; nožēlojami, nelaimīgi; slikti; niecīgi, vāji -
2 he is poorly read
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3 to do poorly in the examination
slikti veikties eksāmenāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to do poorly in the examination
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4 poor
[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) nabadzīgs; trūcīgs2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) slikts; vājš; nepietiekams3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) nelaimīgs, nabaga-•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) slims; nevesels* * *nabags, nabadzīgs; nabaga, nelaimīgs, nožēlojams; slikts, vājš; niecīgs, mazs; neauglīgs; mirušais -
5 miser
(a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth: That old miser won't give you a cent!) sīkstulis- miserly- miserliness* * *sīkstulis, skopulis; karotveida urbis
См. также в других словарях:
Poorly — Poor ly, adv. 1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly. [1913 Webster] 2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poorly off — Poorly Poor ly, adv. 1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly. [1913 Webster] 2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poorly — is both an adverb (They all performed poorly) and an adjective (= unwell, Her husband had been poorly for months). As in this example, the adjective is normally used after a verb (such as be), rather than in attributive position (before a noun) … Modern English usage
Poorly — Poor ly, a. Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. Having been poorly in health. T. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poorly off — adj [not before noun] BrE someone who is poorly off does not have very much money ≠ ↑well off … Dictionary of contemporary English
poorly — [adj] not well ailing, below par, failing, ill, indisposed, low, mean, out of sorts*, rotten*, sick, sickly, under the weather*, unwell; concept 314 Ant. healthy, well poorly [adv] unsatisfactorily badly, crudely, defectively, inadequately,… … New thesaurus
poorly — [poor′lē] adv. 1. in a poor manner, as scantily, badly, or defectively 2. with a low opinion; disparagingly [thought poorly of it] adj. Informal in poor health … English World dictionary
poorly adapted — index disproportionate, unsuitable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
poorly advised — index misadvised Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
poorly defined — index inconspicuous, unclear, vague Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
poorly done — index perfunctory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary