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Badly vs Cruelly - What's the difference?

badly | cruelly | Synonyms |

Badly is a synonym of cruelly.


As adverbs the difference between badly and cruelly

is that badly is in a bad manner while cruelly is in a cruel manner.

As an adjective badly

is (northern england) ill, unwell.

badly

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Northern England) Ill, unwell.
    • He's never badly'''''. (''He's never '''ill .)

    Adverb

  • In a bad manner.
  • Very much; to a great degree.
    • I want it so badly .

    Usage notes

    * Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used.

    Anagrams

    * English suppletive adverbs

    cruelly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a cruel manner.