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The adverb that admits failure and confesses desire with the same four letters.
means In a poor, unsuccessful way — or, oddly, very much and intensely.
from From Old English bæddel roots meaning 'bad,' with the workaday adverb suffix -ly bolted on to describe how poorly a thing is done.
Double lifeMeans both 'poorly' and 'desperately.'
Want it badlyMore badly equals more, not worse.
Grammar pedantsInsist you feel bad, never badly.