Badly and Little

Badly

Badly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year

Little is an antonym for badly in topics: inadequately, immorally, very much.

Nearby Word: bad

Little

Little adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.

Badly is an antonym for little.

Nearby Word: littleness

Both words in one sentence

  • Optimus is a fan of children, and Elita puts off telling him about how badly Quicksilver was treated because she knows he'll react badly (he does, and it's a little terrifying).
  • He kills the little girl and almost does the same to the little boy, leaving him badly scarred.
  • Anime / Samurai Flamenco However some of the others don't get it badly, such as Sakura getting a little bit of her hair chopped off, although she treats it as if she got attacked as badly as the previous two examples.
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