Adverb
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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"
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unfavorably or with disapproval
"tried not to speak ill of the dead"
"thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
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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"
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without skill or in a displeasing manner
"she writes badly"
"I think he paints very badly"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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evilly or wickedly
"treated his parents badly"
"to steal is to act badly"
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(`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"
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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"