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| bad·ly off (comparative worse off, superlative worst off) |
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1. not having much money: short of money or having a lower than average income
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hyphenated when used before a noun
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 badly-off families
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2. lacking in: poorly or inadequately supplied with something
 We're badly off for good singers at the moment.
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