Badly
Badly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year
Greatly is a synonym for badly in severely topic. In some cases you can use "Greatly" instead an adverb "Badly", when it comes to topics like very much, amount, highly. popular alternative
Nearby Word: bad
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- John's wort is also known to interact badly with certain heart medications; and can greatly reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
Source: Spice Rack Panacea -
The Italian army does badly despite greatly outnumbering the French, a sign of things to come for Germany's worse-than-useless ally.
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Pyonkichi treats her real badly, which greatly upsets Hiroshi; when he asks why would he do such a thing, Pyonkichi cries and explains that he doesn't want her to suffer due to his special situation so he'd rather have her hate him.
Source: Manga / Dokonjou Gaeru
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