Definition
poorly: badly, unsuccessfully
poorly (slang): sick, ill, in bad health
- "Firings tend to undermine staff morale, and reflect poorly on the company when unjustified."
- "The photographs, taken by current Delavigne special assistant Brian Jones, are not only titillating an audience of people with nothing better to do, but also have the potential to reflect poorly on the Delavigne Corporation."
- "You're right that the benefits of green-roof technologies are poorly understood in America."
- "(Note – This average is poorly indicative of Mr. Oléré's time management."
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