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Translation
badly, poorly
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Word origin
From Latin male ('badly'), the adverb of malus ('bad').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- male
- English cognates
- malice, malady
Examples
comportou .
He behaved very badly at school.
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I slept badly last night because of the heat.
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She speaks badly of everyone.
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mal: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 10: Words 171-180.