1
as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
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2
as in terribly
to a great degree
blood donors are badly needed this time of year
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Recent Examples of badly
Their preferred presidential candidate, Saeed Jalili, badly lost the election last year.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Some have fled from a country where they have been badly treated by the police.
—Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Everything about Amy’s situation reflects badly on Jacobson-Moore’s senior management, which handled both sides of the Buckleys’ prenup.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Consider gold, an investment that usually does well when stocks and bonds do badly.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Some have fled from a country where they have been badly treated by the police.
—Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Everything about Amy’s situation reflects badly on Jacobson-Moore’s senior management, which handled both sides of the Buckleys’ prenup.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Consider gold, an investment that usually does well when stocks and bonds do badly.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badly
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This marks their 12th tag team title reign on the main roster and 13th overall, and at a time when Raw’s tag division is poorly booked, the all-time great duo is the right team to lead the charge.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Some platforms already have hub experiences, but they’re poorly curated.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
3 Apr. 2024
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That started off bad and got better.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2023
Adverb
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Western Conference Finals Potential Opponents: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves or Golden State Warriors The expectation is that the Thunder will have a clear path to the Western Conference Finals, which will undoubtedly be an extremely tough series.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Revel is extremely talented, but the Bills need a corner who can step in and be good to go from the beginning of the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mansfield is a very desirable place to live, work and play.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy came out incredibly hot, turning a two-shot deficit to Justin Rose into a three-shot lead in just over an hour.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Many more children were affected by the bombing, too.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Adam Wharton falls into this category too and for that reason completes my midfield.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Badly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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