Badly and Idly

Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

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

Nearby Word: bad

Idly

Idly adverb - In an idle manner.

Badly and idly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Idly".

Nearby Word: idle
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