badly

adverb

bad·ly | \ ˈbad-lē

Definition of badly

1 : in a bad manner played badly

2 : to a great or intense degree want something badly

badly off for

British

: strongly in need of (something or someone) It may seem pie in the sky in the current financial climate, but few could argue that for a city of its size and prestige, Edinburgh is badly off for large-scale sports facilities. — The Evening News (Edinburgh)

not badly

: fairly or acceptably well The economy is doing not badly and looks even better than it really is.— Tom Teepen

think badly of

: to have an unfavorable or low opinion of (someone or something) "You shouldn't think badly of the town because of this," said Brogan. "It is a good town."— Neil Gaiman

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Examples of badly in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Kuznetsov badly needs to complete an ongoing refit to remain viable. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia’s Beleaguered Aircraft Carrier Could Be Scrapped If New Repair Yard Can’t Be Found," 9 Apr. 2019 At one point, I was beaten so badly that jail staff had to give me opioids for my injuries. — Sarah Gad, Marie Claire, "My Drug Overdose Saved My Life. Now I'm Saving Others.," 15 Mar. 2019 But years of neglect left it in the same place as much of the nation—badly needing repairs. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Oroville Dam Almost Flooded Northern California. Now It's Working Again.," 3 Apr. 2019 And while much of the lookbook is dominated by well-dressed, badly behaved humans, the tech mistakes of Google Street View are part of the twisted fun, too. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "How Rihanna’s Footwear Designer Created the Creepiest Lookbook Of The Year," 16 July 2018 The Olympic was able to limp back to port, badly wounded. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Wild Conspiracy That the Titanic Never Sank," 27 Feb. 2019 Claire feels badly about her role in making money off the animals, and now works wit the Dinosaur Protection Group to try to save them. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' gets off the island," 20 June 2018 Another issue that came up recently was Fudge writing a 2015 letter in support of former Ohio judge Lance Mason, who was sentenced in 2014 after beating his wife badly. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "Ohio Democrat Marcia Fudge will not challenge Nancy Pelosi," 21 Nov. 2018 The child was so badly beaten by her Texas foster father, she was left blind, brain-damaged and quadriplegic and because of that, the state last week agreed to pay $19.3 million to settle a 2017 lawsuit filed on her behalf. — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, "Washington state pays $19 million to settle abuse case that left child paralyzed and blind," 26 Oct. 2018

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