Badly and Slightly

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Badly

Badly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year
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Slightly is an antonym for badly.
Nearby Word: bad

Slightly

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.
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Badly is an antonym for slightly.
Nearby Word: slight
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  • Air Guitar Slightly less badly, "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" starts off with an air...cello?
    Source: Air Guitar
  • Tabletop Game / Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay They get shafted slightly on Fate Points and Wounds, but not as badly as the Halflings on the latter.
    Source: Tabletop Game / Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
  • Progressively Prettier The Phantom of the Opera has gone from skull-faced Lon Chaney to badly-scarred Claude Rains (from the 1943 film) to slightly sunburnt Gerard Butler.
    Source: Progressively Prettier
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