badly

/bˈædli/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

to a severe or serious degree
“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
“he was ill prepared”
evilly or wickedly
“treated his parents badly”
in a disobedient or naughty way
“he behaved badly in school”
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
“the injury hurt badly”
very much; strongly
“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”
without skill or in a displeasing manner
“she writes badly”
in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
“the venture turned out badly for the investors”
unfavorably or with disapproval
“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
“they took their defeat badly”

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