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to a severe or serious degree
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
badly injured
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('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
the car runs badly
he performed badly on the exam
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evilly or wickedly
treated his parents badly
to steal is to act badly
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in a disobedient or naughty way
he behaved badly in school
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with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly')
the injury hurt badly
the buildings were badly shaken
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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
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without skill or in a displeasing manner
she writes badly
I think he paints very badly
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in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
the venture turned out badly for the investors
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unfavorably or with disapproval
thought badly of him for his lack of concern
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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
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The following are synonyms for 'badly'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms.
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bad
unfavorable
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