BADLY

ill, badly, poorly

(adverb) (‘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”

badly

(adverb) 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”

ill, badly

(adverb) unfavorably or with disapproval; “tried not to speak ill of the dead”; “thought badly of him for his lack of concern”

badly, severely, gravely, seriously

(adverb) 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”

badly, bad

(adverb) 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”

badly, bad

(adverb) 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”

badly, mischievously, naughtily

(adverb) 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”

badly

(adverb) evilly or wickedly; “treated his parents badly”; “to steal is to act badly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

badly (comparative worse, superlative worst)

In a bad manner.

Very much; to a great degree.

Usage notes

• Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used.

Adjective

badly (comparative more badly, superlative most badly)

(Northern England) Ill, unwell.

Anagrams

• Dalby, Dybal, baldy, blady

Source: Wiktionary

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Bad"ly, adv.

Definition: In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

Note: Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very greatly, with words signifying to want or need.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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