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Definitions for Badly

[1] in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way: The car runs badly.
[2] in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner: a vague, badly written letter; He paints badly.
[3] unfavorably: His neighbors spoke badly of him. The weather turned out badly for the cruise.
[4] in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way.
[5] in a disobedient, naughty, or ethically or socially wrong way: He treats his parents badly.
[6] very much; to a great extent or degree: a house badly in need of repair; to want something badly.
[7] severely; direly: to be injured badly.
[8] with great distress, resentment, regret, or emotional display: She took the news of her mother's death badly.
[9] in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
[10] sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your reaction to my remark.
[11] dejected; downcast.
[12] badly off . bad1(def 41) .
[13] poorly; defectively; inadequately the chair is badly made
[14] unfavourably; unsuccessfully; unfortunately our scheme worked out badly
[15] severely; gravely he was badly hurt
[16] incorrectly or inaccurately to speak German badly
[17] improperly; naughtily; wickedly to behave badly
[18] without humanity; cruelly to treat someone badly
[19] very much (esp in the phrases need badly , badly in need of , want badly )
[20] regretfully he felt badly about it
[21] badly off poor; impoverished
[22] (postpositive) Northern English dialect ill; poorly

Words related to Badly

clumsily, awkwardly, poorly, severely, painfully, deeply, hard, seriously, greatly, naughtily, gravely, carelessly, crudely, haphazardly, incompetently, ineffectively, negligently, stupidly, unfavorably, unfortunately

Words nearby Badly

badigeon, badinage, badinerie, badlands, badlands national park, badly, badly off, badman, badmash, badminton, badoglio

Origin of Badly

First recorded in 1350–1400, badly is from the Middle English word baddeli. See bad1, -ly

Words that may be confused with Badly

bad, badly, (see, usage, note, at, bad1), (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Synonyms for Badly

awkwardly, clumsily, poorly, abominably, blunderingly, carelessly, crudely, defectively, erroneously, faultily, feebly, haphazardly, imperfectly, incompetently, ineffectively, ineptly, maladroitly, negligently, shoddily, stupidly, unfavorably, unfortunately, unsatisfactorily, unskillfully, unsuccessfully, weakly, wrong, wrongly