salement

badly, nastily

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sale dirty + ment forms manner adverbs and action/result nouns
adverb Rare #35,011
badly, nastily Often informal; can also be used to mean “really/very” with a negative sense (e.g., “salement fatigué” = “really tired”).
FR: Il m’a salement parlé.
EN: He spoke to me nastily.

Il est salement fêlé.

He’s seriously nuts.

— Avengers (2012)

Tu es blessé, salement blessé, mais tu meurs pas!

You're hurt, badly hurt, but you don't die!

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je sais que vous vous battez salement.

I know you fight hard.

— Running Man (2025)

Salement.

Filthy.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Ça a salement pété ici.

Things really blew up here.

— À l'ouest rien de nouveau (2022)

Je suis salement trempé.

I'm soaking wet.

Tu es blessé, salement blessé, mais tu meurs pas.

You're hurt, badly hurt, but you don't die.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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