badly
US /ˈbædli/
adverb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
to a severe or serious degree
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The roof was badly damaged during the storm last night.
Synonyms
- severelyto a severe or serious degree
- terriblyused as intensifiers
- poorlysomewhat ill or prone to illness
Collocations
- Easy badly injureddescribing badly injured (to a severe or serious degree)
- Medium communicate badly with team membersto communicate badly with team members, meaning to transmit information
- Hard badly needed infrastructure upgradesdescribing badly needed infrastructure upgrades (to a severe or serious degree)
- Very Hard fared badly under rigorous stress testingto fared badly under rigorous stress testing, meaning to proceed or get along
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