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the boss - he's been in a bad mood all day. 8 sorry, regretful,<br />

apologetic, contrite, rueful, sad, conscience-stricken,<br />

remorseful, upset: She felt bad about having invited me. 9<br />

sad, depressed, unhappy, dejected, downhearted, disconsolate,<br />

melancholy; inconsolable: I feel bad about you losing your<br />

purse. 10 naughty, ill-behaved, misbehaving, disobedient,<br />

unruly, wild; mischievous: Ronnie isn't a bad boy, he's just<br />

bored. 11 distressing, severe, grave, serious, terrible, awful,<br />

painful: He was laid up with a bad case <strong>of</strong> the mumps.<br />

badly adv. 1 poorly, defectively, insufficiently, inadequately,<br />

unsatisfactorily, carelessly, ineptly, shoddily, inadequately,<br />

deficiently: We lived in a badly furnished flat in the East<br />

End. 2 unfortunately, unluckily, unsuccessfully, unfavourably,<br />

poorly: <strong>The</strong>se are an improvement on the former rules, which<br />

worked badly. 3 incorrectly, faultily, defectively, poorly,<br />

improperly, inaccurately, erroneously, unacceptably; ineptly,<br />

inartistically, amateurishly, awfully: He speaks English badly.<br />

He sings badly. 4 immorally, wickedly, viciously,<br />

mischievously, naughtily, shamefully, improperly, villainously:<br />

<strong>The</strong> school has had its share <strong>of</strong> badly behaved pupils. 5<br />

dangerously, severely, gravely, critically, grievously,<br />

seriously: Her father was badly wounded in the war. 6<br />

unkindly, cruelly, harshly, severely, wretchedly, dreadfully,<br />

improperly, atrociously, horribly, unspeakably: <strong>The</strong> prisoners<br />

were treated so badly that few survived. 7 unfavourably,<br />

damagingly, critically: Even her friends spoke badly <strong>of</strong> her. 8<br />

very much, greatly, seriously: Peter is badly in need <strong>of</strong> extra<br />

money. 9 distressfully, emotionally, hard: He took the news<br />

badly.<br />

bag n. 1 sack, shopping bag, reticule, string bag, Chiefly Brit<br />

carrier bag, Scots or dialect poke, pocket: <strong>The</strong>y have helpers<br />

at the supermarket who will carry your bags to your car for you.<br />

2 baggage, luggage, valise, satchel, grip, suitcase, overnight<br />

bag, carry-on luggage or bag, Gladstone bag, carpet-bag,<br />

portmanteau, toilet kit or case, sponge bag; briefcase, attach‚<br />

case, dispatch- or despatch-case: Boarding in London I flew to<br />

Buenos Aires while my bag went to Seoul. 3 purse, handbag,<br />

evening bag, wallet, Highland dress sporran: She reached into<br />

her bag and felt the gun that the Commander had given her. 4<br />

crone, hag, beast, ogress, gorgon, nightmare, witch, harridan,<br />

Archaic beldam, Slang old bat, dog, monster, US two-bagger:

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