"in a bad way" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in a bad way, {{en-PP}} in a bad way
  1. Doing badly; in a state of ill health or misfortune.
    Sense id: en-in_a_bad_way-en-prep_phrase-mJN6OR8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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