All badly synonyms
badΒ·ly
B b adv badly
- severely β harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- painfully β affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- deeply β at or to a considerable extent downward; well within or beneath a surface.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- seriously β in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- greatly β in or to a great degree; much: greatly improved in health.
- clumsily β awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- awkwardly β lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- poorly β in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly.
- naughtily β disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- gravely β Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922β2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- wrongly β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- weakly β weak or feeble in constitution; not robust; sickly.
- abominably β repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.
- blunder β A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- defectively β having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- faultier β having faults or defects; imperfect.
- feebly β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- imperfectly β of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- ineptly β without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- maladroitly β lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- shoddily β of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
- unskilful β not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
- unsuccessfully β not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
- improperly β not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- shamefully β causing shame: shameful behavior.
- wickedly β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- criminal β A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- unethically β lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- acutely β If you feel or notice something acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly.
- intensely β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- roughly β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- carelessly β If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- crudely β in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
- haphazardly β in a haphazard manner; at random.
adverb badly
- deficient β If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- inadequately β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- critically β inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- desperately β reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- disobedient β neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.
- troublesome β causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- wayward β turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.
- mischievously β maliciously or playfully annoying.
- manageability β that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- willfully β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- rudely β discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- immorally β violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.