as in imperfectly
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badly
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Hours later, the bodies of seven children - most of them badly burned - arrived at the hospital, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025 -
One soldier who served under him was wounded badly.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Defectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defectively. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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