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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries悪く
Pronunciation / Transliteration: waruku
"彼女は試験で悪く行った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a bad manner; poorly.
"She performed badly on the exam despite studying hard." - 2
To a severe or serious degree.
"He was badly injured in the accident."
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Badly" is said worldwide
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mal
Transliteration: mal
"Elle a mal réussi l'examen."
schlecht
Transliteration: ʃlɛçt
"Sie hat schlecht in der Prüfung abgeschnitten."
male
Transliteration: ma-le
"Ha fatto male all'esame."
mal
Transliteration: mal
"Ella salió mal en el examen."
mal
Transliteration: mal
"Ela foi mal na prova."
खराब
Transliteration: kharab
"वह परीक्षा में खराब प्रदर्शन किया।"
糟糕
Transliteration: zāogāo
"她在考试中表现得很糟糕。"
나쁘게
Transliteration: nappeuge
"그녀는 시험에서 나쁘게 수행했다."
悪く
Transliteration: waruku
"彼女は試験で悪く行った。"
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