in a bad way
idiom
: in a bad state or condition
Without enough funding, public services are in a pretty bad way right now.
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There can be no gainsaying that Boeing has been in a bad way at least since 2018, the last year in which the company booked an annual profit.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
To make matters even worse over the last two weeks, the Suns managed to set a franchise record (in a bad way) with their latest defeat.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The players in the locker room needed some positive energy in a bad way.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Grizzlies were bitten by the injury bug, and in a bad way.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
To make matters even worse over the last two weeks, the Suns managed to set a franchise record (in a bad way) with their latest defeat.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The players in the locker room needed some positive energy in a bad way.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Grizzlies were bitten by the injury bug, and in a bad way.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“In a bad way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20bad%20way. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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