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Ancient Greek
Etymology
κακός (kakós) + -ως (-ōs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.kɔ̂ːs/ → /kaˈkos/ → /kaˈkos/
Adverb
κακῶς • (kakôs)
- badly
- miserably
- maliciously
Further reading
- κακῶς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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