Badly and Slowly

Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

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

Nearby Word: bad

Slowly

Slowly adverb - At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected.

Badly and slowly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Slowly".

Nearby Words: slow, slowness

Both words in one sentence

  • Enemies with sharp talons just bludgeoning Isaac, or the death scene where an enemy slowly chops up Isaac hacking him up rather badly before actually finishing Isaac off by going for the head.
  • Comic Book / Marvel Star Wars (2015) Bi the Way: Issues 18 and 19 slowly reveal that Sana and Aphra use to be in a relationship that ended badly.
  • Light Novel / Sword Art Online It debilitates him so badly that he can't bring himself to do more than slowly and feebly swing his swords at Heathcliff for a few seconds.
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