Inferiorly vs. Poorly — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Inferiorly and Poorly
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Definitions
Inferiorly
Low or lower in order, degree, or rank
Captain is an inferior rank to major.
Poorly
In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor.
Inferiorly
Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation
Inferior craft.
Felt inferior to his older sibling.
Poorly
In poor health; ill
Feeling poorly. See Usage Note at bad1.
Inferiorly
Second-rate; poor
An inferior translation.
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Poorly
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
To live poorly
Inferiorly
Situated under or beneath.
Poorly
With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
To do poorly in business
Inferiorly
(Botany) Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary.
Poorly
Meanly; without spirit.
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Inferiorly
(Anatomy) Located beneath or directed downward.
Poorly
Without skill or merit.
He plays tennis poorly.
Inferiorly
(Printing) Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
Poorly
In a negative manner; with disapproval.
I think poorly of them.
She looked poorly on that suggestion.
Inferiorly
Orbiting between Earth and the sun
Mercury is an inferior planet.
Poorly
(UK) ill, unwell, sick
To report one's child poorly
Inferiorly
Lying below the horizon.
Poorly
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.
Inferiorly
A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
Poorly
With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.
Inferiorly
(Printing) An inferior character, such as the number 2 in CO2.
Poorly
Meanly; without spirit.
Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,That from his wars they poorly would retire.
Inferiorly
In an inferior manner.
Poorly
Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.
Inferiorly
In an inferior direction.
Poorly
Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
Inferiorly
In an inferior manner, or on the inferior part.
Poorly
Somewhat ill or prone to illness;
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
Poorly
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well;
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