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bad·ly    Audio Help   [bad-lee] Pronunciation Key adverb, worse, worst, adjective
–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.
11.dejected; downcast.
12.badly off. bad (def. 47).

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME baddeli. See bad1, -ly]

In the sense “very much,” badly is fully standard: He needs help badly. See also bad.
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bad·ly    Audio Help   (bād'lē)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.   worse (wûrs), worst (wûrst)
  1. In a bad manner.
  2. Very much; greatly. See Usage Note at bad1.

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badly

adverb
1. 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" 
2. ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "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" [syn: ill] [ant: good
3. evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly" 
4. 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" 
5. 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" 
6. 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" 
7. without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" [ant: well
8. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" [ant: advantageously
9. unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" [syn: ill] [ant: well
10. 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" [ant: well

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈbadly1 adverbcomparative worse; superlative worst - adverb
not well, efficiently or satisfactorily
Example: He plays tennis very badly.
Arabic: بِصورةٍ سَيّئـه
Chinese (Simplified):
Chinese (Traditional): 糟糕地
Czech: špatně
Danish: dårligt
Dutch: slecht
Estonian: halvasti
Finnish: huonosti
French: mal
German: schlecht
Greek: άσχημα, αναποτελεσματικά, μη ικανοποιητικά
Hungarian: rosszul
Icelandic: illa
Indonesian: buruk, jelek
Italian: male
Japanese: 下手に
Latvian: slikti
Lithuanian: blogai
Norwegian: dårlig, slett
Polish: źle
Portuguese (Brazil): mal
Portuguese (Portugal): mal
Romanian: rău, prost
Russian: плохо
Slovak: zle
Slovenian: slabo
Spanish: mal
Swedish: dåligt
Turkish: kötü, fena
ˈbadly2 adverb
to a serious or severe extent
Example: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.
Arabic: بِصورةٍ كبيرةٍ , * ماسَّةٍ
Chinese (Simplified): 严重地
Chinese (Traditional): 嚴重地
Czech: nutně, strašně
Danish: alvorligt; stærkt
Dutch: erg
Estonian: üliväga
Finnish: kovasti
French: sérieusement
German: dringend, sehr
Greek: πολύ, σε μεγάλο βαθμό
Hungarian: nagyon
Icelandic: mjög, illilega
Indonesian: sangat
Italian: seriamente
Japanese: ひどく
Latvian: stipri; ļoti
Lithuanian: labai, smarkiai
Norwegian: sårt, *hardt tiltrengt
Polish: poważnie
Portuguese (Brazil): muito
Portuguese (Portugal): muito
Romanian: serios, tare
Russian: крайне, очень сильно
Slovak: nutne; vážne, naliehavo
Slovenian: resno, pošteno
Spanish: seriamente, desesperadamente; muy
Swedish: illa, svårt, i hög grad
Turkish: fena halde, çok, çok fazla, adamakıllı
See also: bad, badly off, feel bad (about something), go from bad to worse, not bad, too bad

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Badly

Bad"ly\, adv. In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

Note: Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very greatly, with words signifying to want or need.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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