Badly and Obviously

Badly

Badly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year

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

Nearby Word: bad

Obviously

Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').

Badly and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Obviously".

Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness

Both words in one sentence

  • She lies, badly and obviously, in order to protect the life of a guy who repeatedly tried to kill her.
  • Film / Four Daughters The movie was a big hit, and spawned sequels called Four Wives and Four Mothers.Tropes: Bad "Bad Acting": The obviously rehearsed, badly delivered little spiel about Thea that Ann delivers to Ben.
  • Beauty to Beast His chest was torn open by the shrapnel badly enough that some of it lodged in his heart — obviously, damage that severe scarred his chest badly.
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