Badly and Nicely

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Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
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Nicely is an antonym for badly.
Nearby Word: bad

Nicely

Nicely adverb - In a pleasing way.
Usage example: he's a nicely helpful child
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Badly is an antonym for nicely in topics: carefully, in a welcome manner, in a becoming manner.
Nearby Words: nice, nicety
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  • Never mind that a CEO is interested in beneficial results for the company, whether they have to treat the employees in a nicely or badly, while a Bully is only interested in sadistically watching their prey squirm as the end result; Not to mention how that argument is built on a fallacy.
    Source: School Bullying Is Harmless
  • Kyouko and Sayaka got along nicely, with Sayaka earning Kyousuke after defeating Hitomi, and while things ended badly for that timeline's Homura, she still got her wish to save Madoka.
    Source: Roleplay / Journey Through the Multiverse
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