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- DictionaryBad·ly/ˈbadlē/
adverb
- 1. in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unsuccessful way: "the war was going badly"
- 2. to a great or serious degree; severely: "the building was badly damaged by fire"
adjective
- 1. guilty or regretful: informal "I felt badly about my unfriendliness of the previous evening"
1. : in a bad manner. played badly. 2. : to a great or intense degree. want something badly. Phrases. badly off for. British. : strongly in need of (something or someone)
Badly definition: in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way. See examples of BADLY used in a sentence.
BADLY definition: 1. in a severe and harmful way: 2. in a way that is not acceptable or of good quality: 3. very…. Learn more.
used to emphasize how much you want, need, etc. somebody/something. The building is badly in need of repair. They wanted to win so badly. I miss her badly. in a way that makes people get a bad opinion about something. The economic crisis reflects badly on the government's policies.
unfavorably or with disapproval. “thought badly of him for his lack of concern”. synonyms: ill. see more. adverb. 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”.
If something reflects badly on someone or makes others think badly of them, it harms their reputation. Teachers know that low exam results will reflect badly on them. The male sex comes out of the film very badly.
in a way that is of low quality or in an unpleasant way: to behave badly. Some of the animals were very badly treated. They played badly in the first half. (Definition of badly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
