Meaning of 'badly'

adverb

(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner

Synonyms: ill

adverb

with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

Example: "they took their defeat badly"

adverb

unfavorably or with disapproval

Synonyms: ill

adverb

in a disadvantageous way

Synonyms: disadvantageously

adverb

without skill or in a displeasing manner

Example: "The sub-par author writes badly."

adverb

to a severe or serious degree

Example: "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"

Synonyms: severely

adverb

very much

Synonyms: heaps

adverb

with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Example: "the injury hurt badly"

Synonyms: bad

adverb

in a disobedient or naughty way

Example: "They behaved badly in school."

Synonyms: mischievously

adverb

evilly or wickedly

Example: "We treated our parents badly on occasion."