Poorly vs Disserve - What's the difference?
poorly | disserve |
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.
* Dryden
Without skill or merit.
ill, unwell, sick
To treat poorly; to do a disservice to
* {{quote-news, year=1988, date=August 12, author=Michael Miner, title=Cop and Writer; Manhandling the Sun-Times, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=They are an excellent group of journalists, and over the last five years the executives manhandling their newspaper have disserved them at every turn. }}
As an adverb poorly
is in a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.As an adjective poorly
is ill, unwell, sick.As a verb disserve is
to treat poorly; to do a disservice to.poorly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- to live poorly
- to do poorly in business
- Nor is their courage or their wealth so low, / That from his wars they poorly would retire.
- He plays tennis poorly .
Usage notes
* Adjectives to which "poorly" is often applied: planned, conceived, executed, implemented, performing, managed, controlled, designed, represented, differentiated, suited, built, dressed, soluble, ventilated, known, paid, etc.Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* See alsodisserve
English
Verb
(disserv)citation
