Badly and Ever

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Badly adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year

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Ever and badly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ever" instead an adverb "Badly".

Nearby Word: bad

Ever adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: it's been ever so long since we've seen you

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Badly and ever are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Ever".

All the battle-weary Avengers were counting on her to use her powers to break Ultron's body... but she was badly hurt, could not concentrate, and made Ultron more powerful than ever instead.

Source: Comic Book / Scarlet Witch
Without it, she apparently looks even older than she really is (we only ever see a badly wrinkled arm) thanks to her Creation Rebirth technique.

Source: I Was Quite a Looker
Earn Your Happy Ending Easily Forgiven: Nobody ever really speaks badly about Nikki, despite her having an affair in her husband's house to their wedding song, henceforth traumatizing him.

Source: Film / Silver Linings Playbook

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