badly
285
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈbædli/
:
negativamente
- The patient's condition worsened badly after missing several doses of medication.
- go badly
- badly damaged
- badly hurt
I don't know anybody that's been attacked by the government as badly as Trump.
- I don't know anybody that's been attacked by the government as badly as Trump.
- FS are the folks who have really harmed you more than once, chronically and badly.
- Well, let's see, maybe it's the part about putting the entire onus for a person's being treated badly onto themselves.
- And that goes down very badly with the local population because it just doesn't mesh with the way their society functions.
- Not denying that that people have been treated badly, but groups most of people by others.
- Anyone who's watched even a second of TFD knows how we feel about MLMS, which is badly negatively.
- He, he thinks that that people can develop in whatever situation that they're in, but they're going to be badly off on situations.
Examples
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It's just that everything I do with the best intentions seems to turn out badly.
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The smoke was beginning to sting my eyes badly; I was going right into it.
Fiction book (1992) -
But one mistake, and it could go badly for the lot of us.
Fiction book (1990) -
I need it quite badly.
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But there is no difference; when people live badly, they live badly everywhere.
Academic text (1998) -
Yet the environment remains badly polluted, and people continue to harm other people.
Academic text (1994) -
Southerly's relationship with his buyers almost always ends badly, with Southerly feeling bitter and betrayed.
Academic text (1994) -
The region was hit badly by the recent storms, resulting in significant damage to homes.
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After losing the game, the team felt badly about their poor performance and vowed to improve.
Synonyms
378
1.0
In a very bad way
283
1.4
In a bad or unsuccessful way
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
70
3.0
To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
27
6.5
In a way that is very bad or not good enough
19
2.8
In a way that shows you do not approve or accept something
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
6
5.3
In a way that shows disapproval
6
4.1
In a bad way that causes problems
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
6
5.6
In a way that causes great harm or failure
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
4
7.0
In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure
1
7.2
In a way that harms people or things
1
4.3
In a way that causes damage or hurts others
1
4.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or in pain
1
8.9
In a way that makes success seem unlikely
In a way that makes things worse for someone
In a way that people do not want or that causes problems
Antonyms
How Harmful
6
5.6
1
7.2
24
4.9
285
1.0
- US
6
5.3
8
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Badly comes from bad ('not good') with -ly ('in a ... way'), and so it can mean doing something that harms someone or makes them look worse. That's why to speak badly of someone is to say things that are harmful or give a bad view of them.