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What part of speech is the word ill-clad?

It is an adjective meaning "poorly dressed."


Is unwell an adjective?

Yes. Although "well" is the adverb form of the adjective "good," unwell is the opposite of the adjective "well" that means "healthy." Unwell cannot be an adverb: you would use badly or poorly.


What is the adjective adverb and noun for poor?

The word 'poor' is both an adjective and a noun.The noun 'poor' is a word for people of little means in general.The noun form of the adjective 'poor' is poorness.The adverb form of the adjective 'poor' is poorly.EXAMPLESThey're collecting packaged food for the poor. (noun)The shipment was rejected due to the poorness of quality. (noun)That was a very poorexcuse. (adjective)This vehicle performed poorly compared to the others. (adverb)


What part of speech is the word clean?

"Cleaned" is the past tense or past participle form of the base verb "clean". As with all other verbs, the participle can function in a sentence as an adjective, as in the sentence "A cleaned gun makes a better impression than a poorly maintained one."


Is there another word for in awe?

The adjective forms of the verb to awe are the present participle, awing (an awing sight), and the past participle, awed (the awed crowd).The adjective forms of the noun 'awe' are awful and awesome.The past participle of the verb to awe can be an adjective: awed.To mean "instilling awe" it would be the overused adjective awesome.Originally the adjective awful had a similar meaning, but now is used (like terrible) to mean very bad, or very poorly done.

Related Questions

What is a word for a poorly lit unpleasant atmosphere?

Gloomy.


Is fell flat a verb?

Fell is a verb, flat in this use is an adverb, but in other uses can be an adjective. "The road was flat." Flat is an adjective to describe the road.


Is poorer an adverb?

No, it is not an adverb. Poorer is the comparative form of the adjective "poor." The corresponding adverbs are "poorly" and "more poorly."


What part of speech is poorly?

Poorly can be an adjective and an adverb. The adjective form means unwell. The adverb form means inadequate.


What part of speech is the word ill-clad?

It is an adjective meaning "poorly dressed."


Is poorly an adverb?

Yes, it is an adverb. It can mean "in a poor or substandard manner." It is also an archaic adjective or adverb meaning in poor health, e.g. "feeling poorly."


Is poorly adverb?

Yes, it is an adverb. It can mean "in a poor or substandard manner." It is also an archaic adjective or adverb meaning in poor health, e.g. "feeling poorly."


Is poor adverb?

No, poor is not an adverb. Poor is a adjective, and poorly is an adverb while poorness is noun.


Is unwell an adjective?

Yes. Although "well" is the adverb form of the adjective "good," unwell is the opposite of the adjective "well" that means "healthy." Unwell cannot be an adverb: you would use badly or poorly.


In grammar what is the correct usage of the word 'bad' versus 'badly'?

Badly' is an adverb. An adverb describes how something is done: 'She handled the news badly'. 'Bad' on the other hand, is most familiar to one as an adjective, but what stymies one sometimes is that it can also be an adverb. If one is in doubt, he/she should replace badly with 'poorly' and think if the use of 'poor' would be appropriate.


WhAT Wavelengths are most poorly transmitted through the atmosphere?

The atmosphere easily transmits shortwave radiation from the Sun, BUT is a poor transmitter of LONG-WAVE radiation from Earth's surface. This selective transmission causes the Greenhouse effect in the atmosphere.


What is the French word mouilleur?

Mouilleur literally means dampener. It is regularly used in sports to describe a player performing poorly.