Meaning & use
Illy
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In a bad or faulty manner; badly (an informal or dialectal usage).
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The project was illy conceived from the very start.
He spoke illy of his former business partner.
A note on using this word
"Illy" is considered nonstandard by most modern style guides, which generally prefer "badly" or "ill" used adverbially instead.
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