badly

Adverb
  1. To a severe or serious degree (synset 400016415)
    "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"
    same as: gravely, seriously, severely
  2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner;
    Not well (synset 400011978)
    "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"
    domain usage: combining form - a bound form used only in compounds
    same as: ill, poorly
  3. Evilly or wickedly (synset 400017412)
    "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
  4. In a disobedient or naughty way (synset 400017140)
    "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"
    same as: mischievously, naughtily
  5. With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') (synset 400016920)
    "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
    same as: bad
  6. Very much;
    Strongly (synset 400016702)
    "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"
    same as: bad
  7. Without skill or in a displeasing manner (synset 400015200)
    "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"
  8. In a disadvantageous way;
    To someone's disadvantage (synset 400014476)
    "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
    same as: disadvantageously
  9. Unfavorably or with disapproval (synset 400013698)
    "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
    same as: ill
  10. With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display (synset 400012748)
    "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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