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He was badly injured. vs He was heavily injured.

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'He was badly injured' is more commonly used. It implies someone has suffered a serious injury. 'He was heavily injured' is less common and may suggest a greater degree of injury than 'badly injured.'

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Last updated: October 01, 2024 • 16384 views

He was badly injured.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe someone who has suffered a serious injury.

Examples:

He was badly injured in the car accident.
She was badly injured during the game.
The soldier was badly injured in the battle.

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Last updated: November 10, 2024

Mar 22, 2022 ... He was badly injured in the explosion. But they repaired him, with a FIST! · Comments Section · TIGER FIST · Community Info Section · More posts you ...
On July 28, 1917, he was badly injured, suffering a broken back, in the crash of a seaplane he was piloting on a training flight over Huntington Bay, New York.
Mar 12, 2023 ... Meet Scar. He was badly injured by an attack from an unknown animal two summers ago. I didn't think he would make it. But he did and now stops by regularly for ...
Oct 15, 2024 ... I reunited with Jood, the brave three-years-old I photographed in Gaza after he was badly injured in an Israeli airstrike which took the life of his precious ...
Oct 10, 2021 ... Balmain director Olivier Rousteing reveals he was badly injured in a fireplace explosion last year. Jeevan Ravindran, CNN. 2 minute read.
Aug 21, 2021 ... He was badly injured in the car accident. :tick: . "He was ruthlessly killed" is rather an odd one, because "He was killed ruthlessly" does ...
Nov 26, 2020 ... Former inmate sues King County, claiming he was badly injured by scalding hot jail shower. Nov. 26, 2020 at 6:00 am.
When Prince arrived at Pasadena Humane, he was badly injured. The poor boy had been hit by a truck and couldn't walk. He was scared, in horrible pain, and ...
Although he was badly injured, Austin turned to help his fallen companion and saw a North Vietnamese soldier aiming a weapon at the unconscious man. With ...
Oct 3, 2024 ... Muhammad al-Tannah, 37, is a lawyer in Gaza who now sells juice to support his family. He was badly injured in an Israeli attack on a school in Gaza.

Alternatives:

He was seriously injured.
He was severely injured.
He was critically injured.
He was gravely injured.

He was heavily injured.

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can be used to indicate a significant or severe injury, possibly suggesting a greater degree of injury than 'badly injured.'

Examples:

He was heavily injured in the explosion.
The athlete was heavily injured during the competition.

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Last updated: November 10, 2024

Aug 10, 2024 ... ... Bertholdt, and Ymir because he was heavily injured and had just gotten out of a long and grueling fight. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply
Nov 24, 2017 ... In November 1916, while Göring was a member of “Jagdstaffel 5”, he was heavily injured in a dogfight. After his recovery, he was transferred ...
Oct 22, 2016 ... I was re-watching the 97 anime and it occurred to me that the only time Guts ever lost to Griffith one on one was when he was heavily injured.
Jun 7, 2023 ... RG 2017 is even less relevant. Worst year of Djokovic's career by far, not to mention by that point he was heavily injured already.
May 25, 2021 ... OP • 4y ago •. but he was heavily injured as he said himself, you dont mid diff a guy and get heavily injured. Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
Apr 24, 2021 ... He survived although he was heavily injured. By the time, Hange was on the rescue, his body was unconscious and they were lucky to escape.
Dec 30, 2021 ... In each of the 3 times zoro used it, he was heavily injured and on the verge of breaking his promise to Luffy. His promise to never lose ...
Oct 30, 2016 ... Make no mistake, he was heavily injured, but considering his high level of regeneration it wasn't something he couldn't recover from in the end.
Aug 22, 2021 ... He's used it three times. All three times he was heavily injured. And all three times he was only able to use it for a few seconds at a time.
Nov 6, 2022 ... He served as a soldier during World War II and fought side by side with Captain America. In the course of the war he was heavily injured so he ...

Alternatives:

He was seriously injured.
He was severely injured.
He was critically injured.
He was gravely injured.

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