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the boss - he's been in a bad mood all day. 8 sorry, regretful,
apologetic, contrite, rueful, sad, conscience-stricken,
remorseful, upset: She felt bad about having invited me. 9
sad, depressed, unhappy, dejected, downhearted, disconsolate,
melancholy; inconsolable: I feel bad about you losing your
purse. 10 naughty, ill-behaved, misbehaving, disobedient,
unruly, wild; mischievous: Ronnie isn't a bad boy, he's just
bored. 11 distressing, severe, grave, serious, terrible, awful,
painful: He was laid up with a bad case of the mumps.
badly adv. 1 poorly, defectively, insufficiently, inadequately,
unsatisfactorily, carelessly, ineptly, shoddily, inadequately,
deficiently: We lived in a badly furnished flat in the East
End. 2 unfortunately, unluckily, unsuccessfully, unfavourably,
poorly: These are an improvement on the former rules, which
worked badly. 3 incorrectly, faultily, defectively, poorly,
improperly, inaccurately, erroneously, unacceptably; ineptly,
inartistically, amateurishly, awfully: He speaks English badly.
He sings badly. 4 immorally, wickedly, viciously,
mischievously, naughtily, shamefully, improperly, villainously:
The school has had its share of badly behaved pupils. 5
dangerously, severely, gravely, critically, grievously,
seriously: Her father was badly wounded in the war. 6
unkindly, cruelly, harshly, severely, wretchedly, dreadfully,
improperly, atrociously, horribly, unspeakably: The prisoners
were treated so badly that few survived. 7 unfavourably,
damagingly, critically: Even her friends spoke badly of her. 8
very much, greatly, seriously: Peter is badly in need of extra
money. 9 distressfully, emotionally, hard: He took the news
badly.
bag n. 1 sack, shopping bag, reticule, string bag, Chiefly Brit
carrier bag, Scots or dialect poke, pocket: They have helpers
at the supermarket who will carry your bags to your car for you.
2 baggage, luggage, valise, satchel, grip, suitcase, overnight
bag, carry-on luggage or bag, Gladstone bag, carpet-bag,
portmanteau, toilet kit or case, sponge bag; briefcase, attach‚
case, dispatch- or despatch-case: Boarding in London I flew to
Buenos Aires while my bag went to Seoul. 3 purse, handbag,
evening bag, wallet, Highland dress sporran: She reached into
her bag and felt the gun that the Commander had given her. 4
crone, hag, beast, ogress, gorgon, nightmare, witch, harridan,
Archaic beldam, Slang old bat, dog, monster, US two-bagger: