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English adverb: badly | |||
| 1. | badly to a severe or serious degree | ||
| Samples | Fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated. Badly injured. A severely impaired heart. Is gravely ill. Was seriously ill. | ||
| Synonyms | gravely, seriously, severely | ||
| 2. | badly (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | ill, poorly | ||
| Domain usage | combining form | ||
| Antonyms | good, well | ||
| 3. | badly evilly or wickedly | ||
| Samples | Treated his parents badly. To steal is to act badly. | ||
| 4. | badly in a disobedient or naughty way | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | mischievously, naughtily | ||
| 5. | badly with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') | ||
| Samples | The injury hurt badly. The buildings were badly shaken. It hurts bad. We need water bad. | ||
| Synonyms | bad | ||
| 6. | badly very much; strongly | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bad | ||
| 7. | badly without skill or in a displeasing manner | ||
| Samples | She writes badly. I think he paints very badly. | ||
| Antonyms | well | ||
| 8. | badly in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage | ||
| Samples | The venture turned out badly for the investors. Angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them. | ||
| Synonyms | disadvantageously | ||
| Antonyms | advantageously, well | ||
| 9. | badly unfavorably or with disapproval | ||
| Samples | Tried not to speak ill of the dead. Thought badly of him for his lack of concern. | ||
| Synonyms | ill | ||
| Antonyms | well | ||
| 10. | badly with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display | ||
| Samples | They took their defeat badly. Took her father's death badly. Conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake. | ||
| Antonyms | well | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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