Badly and Terribly

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Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
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Terribly is a synonym for badly in awfully topic. In some cases you can use "Terribly" instead an adverb "Badly", when it comes to topics like urgently.
Nearby Word: bad

Terribly

Terribly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Badly is a synonym for terribly in very topic. You can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Terribly", if it concerns topics such as awfully, urgently.
Nearby Word: terrible

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  • When one of them opens it, terribly fake and badly done CGI Christmas Elves can be seen behind it, which look like they were taken straight from an extremely low-budget animation film.
    Source: BLAM / Film
  • Jaye and Eric in Wonderfalls: a woman who is terribly afraid of intimacy and a man who was so badly traumatized by his wife cheating on him on his honeymoon that wedding paraphernalia makes him faint.
    Source: Will They or Won't They?
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