Badly

Word BADLY
Character 5
Hyphenation bad ly
Pronunciations /ˈbæd.li/

Definitions and meanings of "Badly"

What do we mean by badly?

In a bad manner. adverb

Very much; greatly. adverb

In a bad manner.

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously. adverb

Ill, unwell adjective

In a bad manner. adverb

Very much; to a great degree. adverb

Very much; strongly adverb

(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well adverb

In a disobedient or naughty way adverb

Evilly or wickedly adverb

Unfavorably or with disapproval adverb

To a severe or serious degree adverb

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

Without skill or in a displeasing manner adverb

In a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage adverb

With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display adverb

Ill, unwell.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Badly

The word "badly" in example sentences

She repeated her criticism of Myanmar's handling of the cyclone aftermath and its stated reform plans, which she called badly out of step. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Swazi nation is on the verge of political collapse because of what he described as a badly designed system of government. ❋ Unknown (1998)

How badly is all this disrupting supplies to U.S. troops and other NATO troops in Afghanistan? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Buyers have higher hopes for Russia's next crop than they did a month ago, when the Black Sea region was hurting badly from the drought. ❋ Ian Berry (2010)

The worst film I sawin 2008 wasThe Other Boleyn Girl, if only because the book (not even the kind of book I generally read) isfreaking fantastic, and how you can screw that upso badly is beyond me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unemployment continues to hover close to 10%, and higher in badly hit areas. ❋ Michelle Kraus (2010)

But that CRU mishandled their public relations so badly is quite revealing as to the preparation of the entrance of the institutions into brave new webbed world. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He was tortured badly, is suffering from Hepatitis B, and is being denied medical attention. ❋ Heidiminx (2010)

If Obama cured cancer, eliminated poverty and walked on water, the Republicans would still be 200 percent against him every inch of the way ... they simply want to sabotage this administration at all costs no matter how badly is will damage this country ... all they care about is getting their precious power back and getting the African American President out. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Health care reform bill that Odumbo wants push through so badly is about to come to a stand still. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Americans again badly missed their Europe-based starters, who also weren't used in the 3-1 loss to Honduras on Jan. 23. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have daughters, and the fear that some day, some boy might hurt them so badly is one of those many nameless fears that reside in the back of the mind. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I suppose the analogy is that nothing but weeds will grow in badly prepared soil. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And that another New Orleanian, the actor Wendell Pierce, has established a nonprofit with plans to build hundreds of environmentally friendly homes in badly flooded Pontchartrain Park, where he grew up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You see, I have several daughters; I hate the idea that any of the young women in my life might participate in this sort of monkey business with someone like your husband, who seems to think that behaving badly is all right as long as everyone else does it. ❋ Washingtonpost.com (2010)

On Saturday, November 25th, 1967, in badly-timed support of "The Who Sell Out" album, which inexplicably had still not been released even with "I Can See For Miles" in the Top Ten nationally, The Who played The Village Theater on Second Ave and 6th St ... the venue destined to become The Fillmore East less than 6 months later. ❋ Binky Philips (2010)

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