badly (Meaning)
badly (r)
to a severe or serious degree
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
evilly or wickedly
in a disobedient or naughty way
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
very much; strongly
without skill or in a displeasing manner
in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
unfavorably or with disapproval
with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
badly (adv.)
In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
Synonyms & Antonyms of badly
Synonyms:
- wretchedly
- naughtily
- miserably
- unspeakably
- dreadfully
- inappropriately
- awfully
- unbearably
- intolerably
- grossly
- reprehensibly
- flagrantly
- execrably
- deplorably
- vulgarly
- egregiously
- vilely
- atrociously
- horrendously
- abysmally
- horrifically
- unacceptably
- lousily
- insufficiently
- rottenly
- abominably
- indecently
- disastrously
- shoddily
- unsuitably
- detestably
- damnably
- shabbily
Antonyms:
badly Sentence Examples
- The storm hit so badly that trees were uprooted and power lines snapped.
- The child was badly injured in the accident and had to be rushed to the hospital.
- The economy is doing badly, with unemployment rates rising and businesses closing.
- The students performed badly on the test, leaving the teacher disappointed.
- The car was badly damaged in the crash and had to be towed away.
- The team played badly and lost the match decisively.
- The situation is going badly and it's unclear how it will end.
- The house has been badly neglected and is in need of repair.
- The weather forecast is predicting a badly needed rain.
- I'm sorry, but I don't have any good news; the test results came back badly.
FAQs About the word badly
to a severe or serious degree, (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well, evilly or wickedly, in a diso
poorly, bad, terribly, inadequately,horribly, unsatisfactorily, deficiently, incorrectly,wretchedly, naughtily
okay, correctly, nicely, adequately, all right, tolerably, acceptably, acceptably, okay, well
The storm hit so badly that trees were uprooted and power lines snapped.
The child was badly injured in the accident and had to be rushed to the hospital.
The economy is doing badly, with unemployment rates rising and businesses closing.
The students performed badly on the test, leaving the teacher disappointed.
