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Word forms: comparative worse off, superlative worst offregional note: in AM, also use bad off

1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.

The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the U.K.,so they are not too badly off.

2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you are badly off, you do not have much money.

It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly offthey are.

badly off in British English

poor; impoverished

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badly off in British English

(ˈbædlɪ ɒf) British or bad off US

adjective

not having much money; poor

It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly offthey are.

We're not badly off, but we're not rich either.

tax breaks for badly-off families

being at a disadvantage

The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, soBritish workers are not too badly off.

We are not too badly off here. We have most of the things we need.

There are people much worse off than me.

lacking something; not having enough of something

The Smiths are even worse off for space than we are.

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They were not badly off, but the accent here was on technology rather than ostentation.John, by contrast, was comparatively badly off, starting to make his way as a publisher, always somewhat overshadowed by his brother.

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释义	Trends of badly off View usage for: badly off Word forms: comparative worse off, superlative worst offregional note: in AM, also use bad off 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation. The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the U.K.,so they are not too badly off. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are badly off, you do not have much money. It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly offthey are. badly off in British English poor; impoverished See full dictionary entry for badly badly off in British English (ˈbædlɪ ɒf) British or bad off US adjective 1. not having much money; poor It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly offthey are. We're not badly off, but we're not rich either. tax breaks for badly-off families 2. being at a disadvantage The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, soBritish workers are not too badly off. We are not too badly off here. We have most of the things we need. There are people much worse off than me. 3. lacking something; not having enough of something The Smiths are even worse off for space than we are. Examples of 'badly off' in a sentence badly off They were not badly off, but the accent here was on technology rather than ostentation. Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) John, by contrast, was comparatively badly off, starting to make his way as a publisher, always somewhat overshadowed by his brother. NULL DARE CALL IT TREASON
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