Badly — synonyms, badly antonyms, definition

1. badly (o)

amiss awry carelessly crudely failing feeble greatly ill intensely poorly seriously severely sickly very weakly wrong wrongly

2. badly (a)

amiss awry crudely inadequately poorly wrong

3. badly (Adverb)

bad critically disadvantageously gravely mischievously naughtily well

badly (Adverb) — To a severe or serious degree. ex. "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated" ex. "badly injured"

badly (Adverb) — In a poor or unsatisfactory manner; not well. ex. "the car runs badly" ex. "he performed badly on the exam"

badly (Adverb) — Evilly or wickedly. ex. "treated his parents badly" ex. "to steal is to act badly"

badly (Adverb) — In a disobedient or naughty way. ex. "he behaved badly in school"

badly (Adverb) — With great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly'). ex. "the injury hurt badly" ex. "the buildings were badly shaken"

badly (Adverb) — Very much; strongly. ex. "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it" ex. "the cables had sagged badly" ex. "they were badly in need of help"

badly (Adverb) — Without skill or in a displeasing manner. ex. "she writes badly" ex. "I think he paints very badly"

badly (Adverb) — In a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage. ex. "the venture turned out badly for the investors"

badly (Adverb) — Unfavourably or with disapproval. ex. "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

badly (Adverb) — With unusual distress, resentment, regret or emotional display. ex. "they took their defeat badly" ex. "took her father's death badly" ex. "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"