Badly

['bædlɪ] or ['bædli]

Definition

(adv.) 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'.

(adv.) to a severe or serious degree; 'fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated'; 'badly injured'; 'a severely impaired heart'; 'is gravely ill'; 'was seriously ill'.

(adv.) 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'; 'he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it'.

(adv.) with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); 'the injury hurt badly'; 'the buildings were badly shaken'; 'it hurts bad'; 'we need water bad'.

(adv.) in a disobedient or naughty way; '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'.

(adv.) evilly or wickedly; 'treated his parents badly'; 'to steal is to act badly'.

Checker: Tanya--From WordNet

Definition

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

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Examples

Checker: Walter

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