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badly

How many syllables in badly?

  2 syllables

Divide badly into syllables:   bad-ly
Stressed syllable in badly:   bad-ly
How to pronounce badly:   bad-lee
How to say badly:

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Synonyms for badly


1 syllable
  • I'll
  • ill
2 syllables
  • gravely
  • roughly
  • poorly
  • rudely
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
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    What rhymes with badly

    2 syllables
    • Bradley
    • Hadley
    • madman
    • gladly
    • madly
    • sadly
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