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1. (adv.) badly
in a defective or incorrect way.
2. badly
in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner.
3. badly
unfavorably:
She spoke badly of him.
4. badly
in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way.
5. badly
in a naughty or socially wrong way.
6. badly
very much; to a great extent or degree:
to want something badly.
7. badly
severely; direly:
to be injured badly.
8. badly
with great distress or emotional display:
She took the news badly.
9. (adj.) badly
in ill health; sick:
He felt badly.
10. badly
sorry; regretful:
I feel badly about your loss.
11. badly
dejected; downcast.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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| Definition of 'badly' |
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1. (adverb) badly, severely, gravely, seriously
to a severe or serious degree
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"
2. (adverb) ill, badly, poorly
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
"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"
3. (adverb) badly
evilly or wickedly
"treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
4. (adverb) badly, mischievously, naughtily
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"
5. (adverb) badly, bad
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"
6. (adverb) badly, bad
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"
7. (adverb) badly
without skill or in a displeasing manner
"she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"
8. (adverb) badly, disadvantageously
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"
9. (adverb) ill, badly
unfavorably or with disapproval
"tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
10. (adverb) badly
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"
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1. (adverb) badly
not well or successfully done
a badly drawn picture; I did so badly on that test.; The project was going very badly.
2. badly
seriously or severely
badly injured/damaged/burned
3. badly
in an unacceptable way
handled the situation badly; treating prisoners badly
4. badly
very much
He wants to win badly.
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| Definition of 'badly' |
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1. (adverb) badly
in a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously
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Sense: not well, efficiently or satisfactorily
He plays tennis very badly.
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 Afrikaans: swak |
 Arabic: بِصورةٍ سَيّئـه |
 Bulgarian: лошо |
 Brazilian: mal |
 Czech: špatně |
 German: schlecht |
 Danish: dårligt |
 Greek: άσχημα, αναποτελεσματικά, |
 Spanish: mal |
 Estonian: halvasti |
 Farsi: بد؛ ناشیانه |
 Finnish: huonosti |
 French: mal |
 Hebrew: בְּאוֹפֶן גָרוּע |
 Hindi: बुरी तरह से |
 Croatian: loše |
 Hungarian: rosszul |
 Indonesian: buruk, jelek |
 Icelandic: illa |
 Italian: male |
 Japanese: 下手に |
 Korean: 서투르게 |
 Lithuanian: blogai |
 Latvian: slikti |
 Malay: tidak cekap |
 Dutch: slecht |
 Norwegian: dårlig, slett |
 Polish: źle |
 Persian: بد؛ ناشیانه |
 Pashto: بد، غلط، خراب، ناوړه |
 Portuguese: mal |
 Romanian: rău, prost |
 Russian: плохо |
 Slovak: zle |
 Slovenian: slabo |
 Serbian: loše |
 Swedish: dåligt |
 Thai: ไม่ดี; ไม่น่าพอใจ |
 Turkish: kötü, fena |
 Taiwanese: 糟糕地 |
 Ukrainian: погано |
 Urdu: پُری طرح |
 Vietnamese: tồi; dở |
 Chinese: 坏，差 |
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