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badly
adverb(bad-ly)in a disobedient or naughty way
Synonyms: mischievously, naughtily,
Examples:
He behaved badly in school.
badly
adverb(bad-ly)with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
Synonyms: bad,
Examples:
The injury hurt badly.
The buildings were badly shaken.
The buildings were badly shaken.
badly
adverb(bad-ly)(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
Examples:
The car runs badly.
He performed badly on the exam.
He performed badly on the exam.
badly
adverb(bad-ly)unfavorably or with disapproval
Synonyms: ill,
Examples:
Thought badly of him for his lack of concern.
badly
adverb(bad-ly)in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
Synonyms: disadvantageously,
Antonyms: well,
Examples:
The venture turned out badly for the investors.
badly
adverb(bad-ly)to a severe or serious degree
Examples:
Fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated.
Badly injured.
Badly injured.
badly
adverb(bad-ly)very much; strongly
Synonyms: bad,
Examples:
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it.
The cables had sagged badly.
They were badly in need of help.
The cables had sagged badly.
They were badly in need of help.
badly
(bad-ly)without skill or in a displeasing manner
Antonyms: well,
Examples:
She writes badly.
I think he paints very badly.
I think he paints very badly.
badly
(bad-ly)with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
Antonyms: well,
Examples:
They took their defeat badly.
Took her father's death badly.
Conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake.
Took her father's death badly.
Conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake.
badly
(bad-ly)evilly or wickedly
Examples:
Treated his parents badly.
To steal is to act badly.
To steal is to act badly.