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combining form vs badly

badly vs combining form

combining form is a noun but badly is not a noun.

combining form is not an adverb while badly is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
combining form Yes No No No
badly No No No Yes
combining form (noun) badly (noun)
a bound form used only in compounds
combining form (adverb) badly (adverb)
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
to a severe or serious degree
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
in a disobedient or naughty way
evilly or wickedly
unfavorably or with disapproval
with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
without skill or in a displeasing manner
Difference between combining form and badly

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