without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"
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"
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"
If something reflects badly on someone or makes others think badly of them, it harms their reputation. Teachers know that low exam results will reflect badly on them Despite his illegal act, few people think badly of him. well
If you want or need something badly, you want or need it very much. Why do you want to go so badly? Planes landed at Bagram airport today carrying badly needed food and medicine. = much
(`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"
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"
If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly The whole project was badly managed The coalition did worse than expected, getting just 11.6 per cent of the vote. well
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"
If someone behaves badly or treats other people badly, they act in an unkind, unpleasant, or unacceptable way. They have both behaved very badly and I am very hurt I would like to know why we pensioners are being so badly treated. well
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"
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"
If a person or their job is badly paid, they are not paid very much for what they do. You may have to work part-time, in a badly paid job with unsociable hours This is the most dangerous professional sport there is, and the worst paid. = poorly well see also worse, worst
unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"