Abysmally and Bad

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Abysmally adverb - In a terrible manner.

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Bad and abysmally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bad" instead an adverb "Abysmally".

Nearby Words: abysmal, abysm

Bad adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

Usage example: you didn't do too bad on the treadmill test

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Abysmally and bad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abysmally" instead an adverb "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

It failed abysmally, instead implying that fighting back made you as bad as the bully.

Source: Bully Hunter
Sacrificing Western Australia to buy time is actually not a bad idea, as all attempts to cross the country laterally have failed abysmally.

Source: Useful Notes / Aussies with Artillery
Dave Lister from Red Dwarf is an abysmally bad guitar player, but believes himself to be the next Hendrix.

Source: Giftedly Bad

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