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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 injured
    describing badly injured (to a severe or serious degree)
  • Medium communicate badly with team members
    to communicate badly with team members, meaning to transmit information
  • Hard badly needed infrastructure upgrades
    describing badly needed infrastructure upgrades (to a severe or serious degree)
  • Very Hard fared badly under rigorous stress testing
    to fared badly under rigorous stress testing, meaning to proceed or get along

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