Poorly vs. Sick: What's the Difference?
Poorly and Sick Definitions
Poorly
In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor.
Sick
Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.
Poorly
In poor health; ill
Feeling poorly. See Usage Note at bad1.
Sick
Of or for sick persons
Sick wards.
Poorly
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
To live poorly
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Sick
Nauseated.
Poorly
With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
To do poorly in business
Sick
Mentally ill or disturbed.
Poorly
Meanly; without spirit.
Sick
Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic
A sick joke.
A sick crime.
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Poorly
Without skill or merit.
He plays tennis poorly.
Sick
Defective; unsound
A sick economy.
Poorly
In a negative manner; with disapproval.
I think poorly of them.
She looked poorly on that suggestion.
Sick
Deeply distressed; upset
Sick with worry.
Poorly
(UK) ill, unwell, sick
To report one's child poorly
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Sick
Disgusted; revolted.
Poorly
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.
Sick
Weary; tired
Sick of it all.
Poorly
With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.
Sick
Pining; longing
Sick for his native land.
Poorly
Meanly; without spirit.
Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,That from his wars they poorly would retire.
Sick
In need of repairs
A sick ship.
Poorly
Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.
Sick
Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within
A sick office building.
Poorly
Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
Sick
Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops
Sick soil.
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
Sick
(Slang) Excellent; outstanding
Did a sick run down the halfpipe.
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
Sick
Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
Sick
Chiefly British Vomit.
Sick
Variant of sic2.
Sick
In poor health; ill.
She was sick all day with the flu.
We have to care for the sick.
Sick
Having an urge to vomit.
Sick
(colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
Sick
(colloquial) In bad taste.
That's a sick joke.
Sick
Tired of or annoyed by something.
I've heard that song on the radio so many times that I'm starting to get sick of it.
Sick
(slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
This tune is sick.
Dude, this car's got a sick subwoofer!
Sick
In poor condition.
Sick building syndrome; my car is looking pretty sick; my job prospects are pretty sick
Sick
(agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
Sick
Vomit.
He lay there in a pool of his own sick.
Sick
(especially in the phrases on the sick and on long-term sick) Any of various current or former benefits or allowances paid by the Government to support the sick, disabled or incapacitated.
Sick
(colloquial) To vomit.
I woke up at 4 am and sicked on the floor.
Sick
To fall sick; to sicken.
Sick
(rare) sic
Sick
Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.
Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever.
Behold them that are sick with famine.
Sick
Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.
Sick
Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; - with of; as, to be sick of flattery.
He was not so sick of his master as of his work.
Sick
Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that, if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.
Sick
Sickness.
Sick
To fall sick; to sicken.
Sick
People who are sick;
They devote their lives to caring for the sick
Sick
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Sick
Not in good physical or mental health;
Ill from the monotony of his suffering
Sick
Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Sick
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Sick
Having a strong distaste from surfeit;
Grew more and more disgusted
Fed up with their complaints
Sick of it all
Sick to death of flattery
Gossip that makes one sick
Tired of the noise and smoke
