The part of a sentence "acted poorly" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a past tense verb phrase used to describe someone's behavior or actions. Example: The actress acted poorly in her last performance and received unfavorable reviews from the critics.
The charm of Elliott's relaxed performance can't save this otherwise poorly acted, poorly written play.
But beyond that, he said, the management acted poorly on a human level.
Dumb, badly acted, poorly directed, historically inaccurate, 47 Ronin totally saved my life over the past month or so.
Most politicians are not bad people, but far too many have acted poorly and the reluctance of far too many of them to tell the truth is dispiriting.
If Cosby had acted poorly in his sexual life, according to the defense, it was his infidelity that had been the problem.
The widespread cultural norm of patriotism makes it more difficult for citizens in each country to recognize the ways in which their respective nations have acted poorly toward others or would stand to benefit by learning from others.
Marge acts poorly in public and doesn't care about the upkeep of the family?
I don't act poorly unless I've been provoked, OR unless I just really wanted to, whether it's warranted or not.
Therefore, using Aza-dC in clinical trials of patients with teratocarcinoma should be cautious, in which the drug will target only EC cells, but might act poorly against differentiated teratoma tissues.
Likewise, if someone acts poorly towards you (or abusively) and they say they'll change, they won't and you need to get out.
Without him and Alec Guinness, after all, the first "Star Wars" would have been largely unwatchable; viewed again earlier this week, it came across as startlingly inept — barely written, often badly acted, and always poorly paced, with some sequences tumbling past in an embarrassed rush and others lingering like unwanted guests.
