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in a bad way

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Doing badly; in a state of ill health or misfortune.

Examples

“We have⟳ seen that the Delhi empire was in a pretty bad way. Indeed, one could almost say⟳ that, as an empire, it was in no way at all.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

in a bake in a big way in a bind in a body in a box in a brace of shakes

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