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
- He has behaved very badly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I fear your ladyship rested badly last night, I remarked, after waiting a little. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I myself felt as badly as he did and could not understand why I had not gone. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Austrians were badly beaten at Magenta and Solferino. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The cylinder had been badly cast, the pipe-condenser did not work properly, and there was still the old leakage of steam at the piston. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It is looked on badly there. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- With this idea in her head, she hailed an approaching omnibus with such a hasty gesture that the daisies flew out of the pot and were badly damaged. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They do see that humanity is badly squeezed in the existing mould. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He said the Austrians had a great amount of artillery in the woods along Ternova ridge beyond and above us, and shelled the roads badly at night. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He was badly wounded. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A very bad storm came up about 10 o'clock, and my wire worked very badly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You have been badly hurt. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When the services of a dentist are not at hand and the teeth are badly decayed and aching, the following mouth wash is recommended. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I said my say badly; but I said it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was badly done, indeed! Jane Austen. Emma.
- He gets worse instead of better, I think,' said the elder lady. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- They are worse than a goring, for the injury is internal and it does not heal. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He had done worse than listen, as I privately thought to myself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And really, after a day or two of confusion worse confounded, it was delightful by degrees to invoke order from the chaos ourselves had made. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Their situation was awkward enough; but _hers_ she thought was still worse. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Why was it so much worse that Harriet should be in love with Mr. Knightley, than with Frank Churchill? Jane Austen. Emma.
- Yes, but there are some little comforts that you wouldn't be the worse for,' returned Mrs Boffin. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In the present instance, a worse feeling than either of these actuated the leader. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I attempted to gain time--nay, I did worse. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Only you would rather they would do something worse than merely stop a wagon before you reckon with them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sissy submitted, after a little hesitation, 'I should not be the worse, Miss Louisa. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- It may be worse. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The hoof is split and although it might not get worse soon if shod properly, she could break down if she travels over much hard ground. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I am glad it's no worse. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Is Beth worse? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Walter