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Definition of badly off adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

badly off

adjective
 
/ˌbædli ˈɒf/
 
/ˌbædli ˈɔːf/
(comparative worse off, superlative worst off)
Idioms
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  1. not having much money synonym poor
    • We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a house like that.
    opposite well off
  2. not in a good situation
    • I've got quite a big room so I'm not too badly off.
    • Lots of people are far worse off than we are.
    opposite well off
Idioms
be badly off for something
  1. (British English) to not have enough of something
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