badly

bad·ly

adv \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

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Rhymes with BADLY

gladly, madly, sadly