Definitions for badly
ˈbæd libad·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb

   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. ill, badly, poorlyadverb

   (`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. badlyadverb

   evilly or wickedly

   "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"

4. badly, mischievously, naughtilyadverb

   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. badly, badadverb

   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. badly, badadverb

   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. badlyadverb

   without skill or in a displeasing manner

   "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"

8. badly, disadvantageouslyadverb

   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. ill, badlyadverb

   unfavorably or with disapproval

   "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

10. badlyadverb

    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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. badlyadverb

   In a bad manner.

2. badlyadverb

   Very much; to a great degree.

   I want it so badly.

3. badlyadjective

   ill, unwell

   He's never badly. (He's never ill.)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Badlyadverb

   In a bad manner; not well.

   Etymology: from bad.

   How goes the day with us? Oh tell me, Hubert. ——
   Badly, I fear. How fares your majesty? William Shakespeare, King John.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Badlyadverb

   in a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'badly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2412

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'badly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2381

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'badly' in Adverbs Frequency: #192

Anagrams for badly »

1. baldy

2. blady

How to pronounce badly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say badly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of badly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of badly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of badly in a Sentence

1. Chris Toner:

   It concerns me, and I take it very seriously, when I have a soldier or a family member who believes that they are treated badly.

2. Rich Hall, "Sniglets":

   Lactomangulation, n.: Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk carton so badly that one has to resort to using the "illegal" side.

3. Stephen Massocca:

   I don't know when it's going to end but I know how it's going to end badly.

4. Jonathan Craig:

   I used an apron to pull him out, that’s how badly burned he was, he passed away, I want to say, three minutes after me pulling him out of the fire. I told him to hang on, listen to my voice, the ambulance is coming, they’re on their way … He took his last breath.

5. G.K. Chesterton:

   If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

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