badly, adv.
freq. cnt. 11
freq. cnt. 11
to a severe or serious degree
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
badly gravely seriously severely
sample sentences
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated""badly injured"
"a severely impaired heart"
"is gravely ill"
"was seriously ill"
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(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3
badly ill poorly
sample sentences
"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"
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with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
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badly
sample sentences
"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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unfavorably or with disapproval
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badly ill
sample sentences
"tried not to speak ill of the dead""thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
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in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
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badly disadvantageously
sample sentences
"the venture turned out badly for the investors""angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
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without skill or in a displeasing manner
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badly
very much; strongly
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bad badly
sample sentences
"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"
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bad badly
sample sentences
"the injury hurt badly""the buildings were badly shaken"
"it hurts bad"
"we need water bad"
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in a disobedient or naughty way
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badly mischievously naughtily
sample sentences
"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"
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evilly or wickedly
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badly
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"treated his parents badly""to steal is to act badly"
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