EGAVE

badly

About 14.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb In a bad manner.
    Things are going badly for her: she did badly in her exams owing to a badly designed studying schedule.
  2. adverb Very much; to a great degree.
    I want it so badly.
  3. adjective Ill, unwell.
    He's never badly.

Similar words

ill bad disadvantageously poorly severely naughtily mischievously gravely seriously awfully

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needed in damaged wounded that and as hurt to

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