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| ADVERB | 1 | badly, severely, gravely, seriously | To a severe or serious degree |
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| 2 | badly, ill, poorly | (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner | |
| 3 | badly | Evilly or wickedly | |
| 4 | badly, mischievously, naughtily | In a disobedient or naughty way | |
| 5 | badly, bad | With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') | |
| 6 | badly, bad | Very much | |
| 7 | badly | Without skill or in a displeasing manner | |
| 8 | badly, disadvantageously | In a disadvantageous way | |
| 9 | badly, ill | Unfavorably or with disapproval | |
| 10 | badly | With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display |
| Sounds | bae'dliy |
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| Rhymes | ably, abnormally, abruptly, and 1498 more rhymes in liy... |
| Meaning | To a severe or serious degree. |
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| Examples | "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured" |
| Synonyms | severely, gravely, seriously |
| Meaning | (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner. Not well. |
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| Examples | "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam" |
| Synonyms | ill, poorly |
| Contrary | well, good |
| Usage | combining form |
| Meaning | Evilly or wickedly. |
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| Examples | "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly" |
| Adjectives | bad |
| Meaning | In a disobedient or naughty way. |
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| Examples | "he behaved badly in school" |
| Synonyms | mischievously, naughtily |
| Meaning | With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'). |
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| Examples | "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken" |
| Synonyms | bad |
| Adjectives | bad |
| Meaning | Very much. Strongly. |
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| Examples | "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help" |
| Synonyms | bad |
| Meaning | Without skill or in a displeasing manner. |
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| Examples | "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" |
| Contrary | well |
| Meaning | In a disadvantageous way. To someone's disadvantage. |
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| Examples | "the venture turned out badly for the investors" |
| Synonyms | disadvantageously |
| Contrary | well, advantageously |
| Meaning | Unfavorably or with disapproval. |
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| Examples | "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" |
| Synonyms | ill |
| Contrary | well |
| Adjectives | unfavorable |
| Meaning | With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display. |
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| Examples | "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" |
| Contrary | well |
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