Badly and Meagerly

Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal

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

Nearby Word: bad

Meagerly

Meagerly adverb - To a meager degree or in a meager manner.

Badly and meagerly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Meagerly".
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