Badly and Really

Badly

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

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

Nearby Word: bad

Really

Really adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: really tired after staying up all night

Badly and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Really".

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Akagi And it always ends badly for the gloater, who really ought to wait until it's truly over.
    Source: Manga / Akagi
  • Outside the USA most people who saw "Ed Wood" are probably not even aware Ed Wood really existed and his films were ''really'' that badly made.
  • Really, The WB was almost as infamous as FOX for cancelling shows left and right...and now The CW seems to be following in they're footsteps, given how badly they screwed over Reba, the highest-rated show on The WB.
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