The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AIL which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
Affect badly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| AIL | 100 % | 3 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Affect badly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- harm
 - damage
 - injure
 - hurt
 - pinched
 - receive
 - wound
 - wounded
 - injury
 - scourge
 - trauma
 - scar
 
Crossword Answer definitions
AIL noun- An ailment; trouble; illness.
 
- To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
 - To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
 
- Painful; troublesome.
 
- The awn of barley or other types of corn.
 
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