adverb 1.in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way: The car runs badly.
2.in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner: a vague, badly written letter; He paints badly.
3.unfavorably: His neighbors spoke badly of him. The weather turned out badly for the cruise.
4.in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way.
5.in a disobedient, naughty, or ethically or socially wrong way: He treats his parents badly.
6.very much; to a great extent or degree: a house badly in need of repair; to want something badly.
7.severely; direly: to be injured badly.
8.with great distress, resentment, regret, or emotional display: She took the news of her mother's death badly.
adjective 9.in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
10.sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your reaction to my remark.
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Idioms 12.badly off. bad ( def 47 ).
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English baddeli. See
bad1,
-ly Can be confused: bad,
badly (see usage note at
bad)(see usage note at the current entry).
Usage noteIn the sense “very much,”
badly is fully standard:
He needs help badly. See also
bad.