ALL meanings of badly
bad·ly
B b - adverb badly improperly; naughtily; wickedly 3
- adverb badly without humanity; cruelly 3
- adverb badly very much (esp in the phrases need badly, badly in need of, want badly) 3
- adverb badly regretfully 3
- adjective badly ill; poorly 3
- adverb badly in a bad manner; harmfully, unpleasantly, incorrectly, wickedly, etc. 3
- adverb badly very much; greatly 3
- adverb badly If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. 3
- adverb badly If someone or something is badly hurt or badly affected, they are severely hurt or affected. 3
- adverb badly If you want or need something badly, you want or need it very much. 3
- adverb badly If someone behaves badly or treats other people badly, they act in an unkind, unpleasant, or unacceptable way. 3
- adverb badly If something reflects badly on someone or makes others think badly of them, it harms their reputation. 3
- adverb badly If a person or their job is badly paid, they are not paid very much for what they do. 3
- adverb badly poorly; defectively; inadequately 3
- adverb badly unfavourably; unsuccessfully; unfortunately 3
- adverb badly severely; gravely 3
- adverb badly incorrectly or inaccurately 3
- adverb badly severely; direly: to be injured badly. 1
- adverb badly with great distress, resentment, regret, or emotional display: She took the news of her mother's death badly. 1
- adjective badly in ill health; sick: He felt badly. 1
- adjective badly sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your reaction to my remark. 1
- adjective badly dejected; downcast. 1
- idioms badly badly off. bad1 (def 41). 1
- adverb badly unfavourably 1
- adverb badly without skill, poorly 1
- adverb badly severely 1
- adverb badly very much 1
- adverb badly in naughty way 1
- adverb badly in a cruel way 1
- adverb badly bad: with regret 1
- noun badly In the sense “very much,” badly is fully standard: He needs help badly. 1
- noun badly In an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unsuccessful way. 1
- adverb badly in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way: The car runs badly. 1
- adverb badly in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner: a vague, badly written letter; He paints badly. 1
- adverb badly unfavorably: His neighbors spoke badly of him. The weather turned out badly for the cruise. 1
- adverb badly in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way. 1
- adverb badly in a disobedient, naughty, or ethically or socially wrong way: He treats his parents badly. 1
- adverb badly very much; to a great extent or degree: a house badly in need of repair; to want something badly. 1
- adjective badly (Northern England) Ill, unwell. 0
- adverb badly In a bad manner. 0
- adverb badly Very much; to a great degree. 0