badly

adverb

1. 1

   (`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

2. 2

   with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

   they took their defeat badly

   took her father's death badly

3. 3

   unfavorably or with disapproval

   tried not to speak ill of the dead

   thought badly of him for his lack of concern

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   without skill or in a displeasing manner

   she writes badly

   I think he paints very badly

6. 6

   to a severe or serious degree

   fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated

   badly injured

7. 7

   very much; strongly

   I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it

   the cables had sagged badly

8. 8

   with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

   the injury hurt badly

   the buildings were badly shaken

9. 9

   in a disobedient or naughty way

   he behaved badly in school

   he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister

10. 10

    evilly or wickedly

    treated his parents badly

    to steal is to act badly