English to English
badly
('b/&/dl/i/
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adverb (r)
- evilly or wickedly(adv.all)Example:
Treated his parents badly.
To steal is to act badly.
source: wordnet30 - in a disobedient or naughty way(adv.all)Example:
He behaved badly in school.
source: wordnet30 - with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')(adv.all)Example:
The injury hurt badly.
The buildings were badly shaken.
source: wordnet30 - very much; strongly(adv.all)Example:
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it.
The cables had sagged badly.
They were badly in need of help.
source: wordnet30 - without skill or in a displeasing manner(adv.all)Example:
She writes badly.
I think he paints very badly.
source: wordnet30 - in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage(adv.all)Example:
The venture turned out badly for the investors.
source: wordnet30 - unfavorably or with disapproval(adv.all)Example:
Thought badly of him for his lack of concern.
source: wordnet30 - with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display(adv.all)Example:
They took their defeat badly.
Took her father's death badly.
Conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake.
source: wordnet30 - In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.(adverb)source: webster1913