Badly
Badly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: blood donors are badly needed this time of year
Nearby Word: bad
Way
Way adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: “Oh, I'm just way thrilled to be here!” the pageant contestant gushed
Both words in one sentence
- Catherine can come across this way just as badly as, if not worse than, Caleb... in her own way.
Source: Film / Fireproof -
Turns out that the bad Latin is actually a way to tell who and what has been dreamed up by Ronan, and thus speaks it as badly as he does.
Source: Literature / The Raven Cycle -
Intentional Engrish for Funny: When playing a particularly badly translated mod, Al is known to begin talking this way.
Source: Lets Play / Al Chest Breach
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