Badly and Viciously

Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

Viciously and badly are semantically related. in cruelly topic. In some cases you can use "Viciously" instead an adverb "Badly".

Nearby Word: bad

Viciously

Viciously adverb - In a mean or spiteful manner.

Badly and viciously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Viciously".

Nearby Word: vicious

Both words in one sentence

  • In Saki After Story, found here, Teru gets this from Sumire when she and the rest of the Shiraitodai team catch her viciously beating her younger sister, Saki, as well as Nodoka when she comes to help, badly enough to send both to the hospital, after losing the tournament to Saki.
  • In Saki After Story, Teru viciously attacks her younger sister Saki while denying that they're related, as well as Nodoka when she comes to help, injuring them badly enough to put them in the hospital.
  • Would Hurt a Child Big Hero 6 opens with the 14-year-old protagonist nearly being viciously assaulted by a Sore Loser gangster and it's quite clear that had Tadashi not shown up when he did, it would have ended very badly.
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