Badly
Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Ruthlessly and badly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruthlessly" instead an adverb "Badly".
Nearby Word: bad
Ruthlessly
Ruthlessly adverb - In a ruthless manner.
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Synonyms for Ruthlessly
Badly and ruthlessly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Ruthlessly".
Nearby Word: ruthless
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It goes badly for both of them: one is ruthlessly disposed of by Light himself when she is no longer useful to him, the other commits suicide after his death.
Source: Lady Macbeth
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