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badly

/ˈbæd.li/

An illustration for badly

adjective1 of 2

not in a good way; not as wanted or liked

  • “I get the impression he wants to hurt me badly.”Tatoeba
  • “He was badly treated at the hands of his enemies.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adverb2 of 2

In a bad manner.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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