63 Synonyms & Antonyms For BADLY

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Definitions badly [bad-lee] / ˈbæd li / ADVERB inadequately Synonyms STRONGEST awkwardly clumsily poorly WEAK abominably blunderingly carelessly crudely defectively erroneously faultily feebly haphazardly imperfectly incompetently ineffectively ineptly maladroitly negligently shoddily stupidly unfavorably unfortunately unsatisfactorily unskillfully unsuccessfully weakly wrong wrongly Antonyms WEAK adequately calmly little mildly morally ADVERB immorally Synonyms STRONG naughtily WEAK criminally evilly improperly shamefully unethically wickedly Antonyms WEAK adequately calmly little mildly morally ADVERB very much; desperately Synonyms STRONGEST deeply greatly hard painfully seriously severely STRONG gravely WEAK acutely exceedingly extremely intensely roughly Antonyms STRONGEST lightly WEAK adequately calmly little mildly morally

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Some stock markets have suffered badly, but not Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among those badly hit are airlines, with many having to rethink flights through the Middle East, while the rising cost of fuel hits their bottom line.

From Barron's

And jobs are badly needed given Namibia's official youth unemployment rate of 44%.

From BBC

David Watson, of Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust, said his area of the Highlands was particularly badly affected due to the high numbers of older people.

From BBC

"There is another, more compelling, alternative to the claimant's overall theme of her being treated badly as a whistleblower," Judge Smith said.

From BBC

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amiss awfully desperately dreadfully hard harder hopelessly improperly inaccurately inadequately incompetently ineffectively inefficiently inexcusably miserably mistakenly monstrously mortally negligently outrageously poorly seriously severely shamefully sorely terribly unsatisfactorily wrong wrongly

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