Badly and Mournfully

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".

Nearby Words: mournful, mourn, mourned

Both words in one sentence

  • By the end of the episode it has exacerbated so badly that Wendy mournfully gives up and conforms.
  • Apologetic Attacker 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.
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