6 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
adjective somewhat ill or prone to illness
adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
originEtymology tree English poor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English poorly From poor + -ly.
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