badly
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to
- IPA: /ˈbæd.li/
badly (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- In a bad manner.
- Things are going badly for her: she did badly in her exams owing to a badly designed studying schedule.
- Don't think badly of me, give me the benefit of the doubt.
- Very much; to a great degree.
- I want it so badly.
- Look at these split ends! You badly need a haircut!
- Everything went badly wrong.
- French: mal, mauvaisement (old)
- German: schlecht
- Italian: male
- Portuguese: mal
- Russian: пло́хо
- Spanish: malamente, mal
badly
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