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poorly

/ˈpʊəli/POOR-lee
/ˈpuɹli/POOR-lee

Meaningin a poor way

Common meaning: badly

Other meanings: unwell

Journey through time

  1. Latinpauperemsource
  2. Old Frenchpoure‘poure, povere, poor’source
  3. Middle Englishpouresource
  4. Englishpoor‘having little money’
  5. Englishformed in English from poorpoorly‘badly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from poor + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), POOR, p.456 · scan

Source words

  • pauperem Latin · source word “poor”

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