Badly
Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Mournfully and badly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mournfully" instead an adverb "Badly".
Nearby Word: bad
Mournfully
Mournfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Badly and mournfully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Mournfully".
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Both words in one sentence
- By the end of the episode it has exacerbated so badly that Wendy mournfully gives up and conforms.
Source: Rightly Self-Righteous -
A very creepy version occurs in Coraline, where the badly-mutilated Other Father is strapped into the mechanical mantis and forced to attack Coraline, mournfully mumbling apologies as the mantis stalks her.
Source: Apologetic Attacker
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