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1
in an unsatisfactory way
- I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
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- acceptably,
- adequately,
- all right,
- fine,
- good,
- nicely,
- OK
- (or okay),
- palatably,
- passably,
- satisfactorily,
- so-so,
- tolerably,
- well
2
to a great degree
- blood donors are badly needed this time of year
Synonyms for badly
- achingly,
- almighty,
- archly,
- awful,
- awfully,
- beastly,
- blisteringly,
- bone,
- colossally,
- corking,
- cracking,
- damn,
- damned,
- dang,
- deadly,
- desperately,
- eminently,
- enormously,
- especially,
- ever,
- exceedingly
- (also exceeding),
- extra,
- extremely,
- fabulously,
- fantastically,
- far,
- fiercely,
- filthy,
- frightfully,
- full,
- greatly,
- heavily,
- highly,
- hugely,
- immensely,
- incredibly,
- intensely,
- jolly,
- majorly,
- mightily,
- mighty,
- monstrous
- [chiefly dialect],
- mortally,
- most,
- much,
- particularly,
- passing,
- rattling,
- real,
- really,
- right,
- roaring,
- roaringly,
- seriously,
- severely,
- so,
- sore,
- sorely,
- spanking,
- specially,
- stinking,
- such,
- super,
- supremely,
- surpassingly,
- terribly,
- that,
- thumping,
- too,
- unco,
- uncommonly,
- vastly,
- very,
- vitally,
- way,
- whacking,
- wicked,
- wildly
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The first known use of badly was in the 14th century
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