1
as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
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as in terribly
to a great degree
blood donors are badly needed this time of year
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Recent Examples of badly
At the wrong side of the stats table, Genie Erokhina struggled badly for Bay Area, going 0-6 and winning just 20% of her points for the weekend.
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Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Simón Bolívar International Airport, which serves Venezuela's capital, Caracas, was badly damaged in the quake.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Simón Bolívar International Airport, which serves Caracas, was badly damaged.
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Regina Cano Garcia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
If the coating is peeling, flaking, chipping, or badly scratched, the pan isn't working like it should anymore.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for badly
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Simón Bolívar International Airport, which serves Venezuela's capital, Caracas, was badly damaged in the quake.
—
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Simón Bolívar International Airport, which serves Caracas, was badly damaged.
—
Regina Cano Garcia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
If the coating is peeling, flaking, chipping, or badly scratched, the pan isn't working like it should anymore.
—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for badly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badly
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Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
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After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
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But everyone on the Spurs shot terribly from deep in the clutch.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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In one of them, a spot attacking Harman, Checchi included a photo of the lieutenant governor — and not a bad-looking one at that.
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In one of them, a spot attacking Harman, Checchi included a photo of the lieutenant governor — and not a bad-looking one at that.
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That restraint also challenges the idea that sauvignon blanc must be extremely aromatic to be recognizable.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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Despite consuming mass quantities of high-calorie foods during competition season, most professional competitive eaters are very lean.
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Music icon Taylor Swift and football star Travis Kelce, who announced their engagement in August 2025, are anticipated to tie the knot very soon.
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Designers of these technologies have to be sensitive to the fact that consumers will invite these tools into their personal lives and homes, meaning that privacy and the scope of what will be collected must be incredibly strict.
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Doing both puts a lot of stress on the brain when temperatures rise, and some people are incredibly sensitive to it.
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Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.
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His father, Brian Cohn, jumped into the pool to try to pull him out, but the suction from the drain was too strong.
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Atmos is already facing a lawsuit over the explosion from a resident who was severely burned.
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Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores.
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“Badly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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