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badly
1. to a severe or serious degree (Freq. 7)
- fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
- badly injured
- a severely impaired heart
- is gravely ill
- was seriously ill
• Syn:
severely, gravely, seriously
• Derived from adjective:
serious (for: seriously), grave (for: gravely), severe (for: severely)
2. ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner;
not well (Freq. 4)
- he was ill prepared
- it ill befits a man to betray old friends
- the car runs badly
- he performed badly on the exam
- the team played poorly
- ill-fitting clothes
- an ill-conceived plan
• Syn:
ill, poorly
• Ant:
well (for: ill)
• Derived from adjective:
poor (for: poorly)
• Usage Domain:
combining form
3. evilly or wickedly
- treated his parents badly
- to steal is to act badly
• Derived from adjective:
bad
4. in a disobedient or naughty way
- he behaved badly in school
- he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister
- behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room
• Syn:
mischievously, naughtily
• Derived from adjective:
naughty (for: naughtily)
5. with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly')
- the injury hurt badly
- the buildings were badly shaken
- it hurts bad
- we need water bad
• Syn:
bad
• Derived from adjective:
bad
6. very much;
strongly
- I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
- the cables had sagged badly
- they were badly in need of help
- he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it
• Syn:
bad
7. without skill or in a displeasing manner
- she writes badly
- I think he paints very badly
• Ant:
well
8. in a disadvantageous way;
to someone's disadvantage
- the venture turned out badly for the investors
- angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them
• Syn:
disadvantageously
• Ant:
advantageously (for: disadvantageously), well
• Derived from adjective:
disadvantageous (for: disadvantageously)
9. unfavorably or with disapproval
- tried not to speak ill of the dead
- thought badly of him for his lack of concern
• Syn:
ill
• Ant:
well (for: ill)
• Derived from adjective:
unfavorable
10. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
- they took their defeat badly
- took her father's death badly
- conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake
• Ant:
well
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