badly

bad·ly

adverb \ˈbad-lē\

Definition of BADLY

1

: in a bad manner <played badly>

2

: to a great or intense degree <want something badly>

Examples of BADLY

1. He played badly but I played even worse.
2. The failure reflects badly on the administration.
3. She wanted the job badly.
4. I'm badly in need of a vacation.
5. His fingers were badly frozen.

First Known Use of BADLY

14th century

Related to BADLY

Synonyms

bad, deficiently, inadequately, lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily, wretchedly

Antonyms

acceptably, adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably, passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well

Related Words

abysmally, atrociously, awfully, damnably, deplorably, detestably, disastrously, dreadfully, execrably, horrendously, horribly, horrifically, rottenly, terribly; intolerably, unbearably; inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, reprehensibly, unsuitably, vulgarly; naughtily; egregiously, flagrantly, grossly; miserably, shoddily, sleazily, trashily, unspeakably; abominably, odiously, vilely; inferiorly, insufficiently, meagerly, meanly, niggardly, scantily, scantly, shabbily, skimpily, sparely, stingily

Near Antonyms

appropriately, congruously, correctly, decently, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably; exactly, faithfully, ideally, precisely, respectably; gratifyingly, satisfyingly

Rhymes with BADLY

gladly, madly, sadly