Badly and Vastly

Badly

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

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

Nearby Word: bad

Vastly

Vastly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the team has vastly improved in the course of the season

Badly and vastly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Vastly".

Nearby Word: vast

Both words in one sentence

  • Even if the producers had disapproved it, James Cameron only decided to cut it once test audiences reacted badly as well, instead finishing on a more open ending that also didn't have a vastly different tone from the rest of the movie.
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