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poorlyish

poorlyish adjective: somewhat poorly.

Adjective

poorlyish (comparative more poorlyish, superlative most poorlyish)

  1. Somewhat poorly.

Forms of poorlyish

comparativemore poorlyish
superlativemost poorlyish

Origin of poorlyish

From poorly + -ish.

Questions about poorlyish

What does poorlyish mean?
Poorlyish means somewhat poorly.
What part of speech is poorlyish?
Poorlyish is an adjective.

Words near poorlyish in the dictionary

  1. poorliest
  2. poorliness
  3. poorling
  4. poorlings
  5. poorly
  6. poorlyish
  7. Poorman
  8. Poormans
  9. poormaster
  10. poormasters
  11. poormouth

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