🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

खराब

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kharab

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Badly/ˈbæd.li/
adverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"वह परीक्षा में खराब प्रदर्शन किया।"

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a bad manner; poorly.

    "She performed badly on the exam despite studying hard."
  2. 2

    To a severe or serious degree.

    "He was badly injured in the accident."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'badly' is derived from the adjective 'bad', which comes from Old English 'bædd', meaning 'evil' or 'wicked'. The adverbial form was formed by adding the suffix '-ly', which is used to convert adjectives into adverbs, a common practice in Middle English.

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