Badly
Badly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year
Nearby Word: bad
Little
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).
Source: Papa Wolf / Fan Fic - He kills the little girl and almost does the same to the little boy, leaving him badly scarred.
Source: Big Brother Bully -
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.
Source: Anime / Samurai Flamenco
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