What does "badly off" mean?

In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.

What is a synonym for "badly off"?

Common synonyms include: depressed, deprived, destitute, dire, distressed, donsie.

adj

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Adjective

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In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
"The animals were not badly off throughout that summer, in spite of the hardness of their work."

"The animals were not badly off throughout that summer, in spite of the hardness of their work."