badly

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badly

The team played badly in the championship game.

Definition
  1. Adverb:
    • In an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unsuccessful manner; poorly: Used to describe something done with a lack of skill, quality, or success.
    • To a great or severe degree; seriously: Used to emphasize the intensity or seriousness of a condition or state.
    • With great intensity or desire; very much: Used to express a strong need or want.
    • In an immoral, wicked, or disobedient way: Used to describe improper or naughty behavior.
    • Unfavorably; with disapproval: Used to indicate a negative opinion or judgment.
Examples of Usage
  • Adverb:
    • She writes badly. (She writes with poor skill.)
    • He performed badly on the exam. (He performed poorly on the exam.)
    • He was badly wounded. (He was seriously wounded.)
    • The buildings were badly shaken. (The buildings were severely shaken.)
    • I wanted it badly. (I wanted it very much.)
    • They were badly in need of help. (They were very much in need of help.)
    • He behaved badly in school. (He behaved in a disobedient way in school.)
    • They took their defeat badly. (They reacted to their defeat with great distress.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to think badly of someone": to have a poor opinion of someone.
    • He thought badly of him for his lack of concern.
  • "to turn out badly": to have an unsuccessful or negative result.
    • The venture turned out badly for the investors.
  • "badly off": in a poor or unfortunate condition (often financially).
    • They are quite badly off since he lost his job.
  • "badly in need of": having a great need for something.
    • The refugees are badly in need of food and medicine.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bad (adj, adv - informal/nonstandard): The adjective form; also used informally as an adverb, especially in spoken English, with meanings similar to 'badly' (e.g., , ).
  • Ill (adv - formal/combining form): Often used in a similar sense, particularly in formal or compound contexts (e.g., , ). It can mean "badly" or "poorly."
  • Poorly (adv): A close synonym meaning "in a poor manner" or "badly" (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Poorly: In an inadequate or unsatisfactory manner.
  • Seriously: To a severe or concerning degree.
  • Gravely: In a serious or solemn manner, often for conditions.
  • Severely: To a great or intense degree.
  • Terribly: Very badly or extremely (informal emphasis).
  • Awfully: Very badly or extremely (informal emphasis).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(Note: 'Badly' is an adverb and does not form phrasal verbs with verbs in the same way prepositions do. It modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.) - Come off badly: To fare poorly or be disadvantaged in a situation. - Our team came off badly in the negotiations. - Go badly: To proceed or end unsuccessfully. - The plan went badly from the start.

Related Idioms
  • Badly mistaken: To be completely or seriously wrong.
    • If you think he will agree, you are badly mistaken.
  • Want something so badly (that)...: To desire something with such intensity that a particular result follows.
    • He wants a bicycle so badly he can taste it. (This is an idiomatic expression showing extreme desire.)
  • Badly let down: To be severely disappointed or failed by someone.
    • She felt badly let down by her closest friend.
badly

The team played badly in the championship game.

Adverb
  1. 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
  2. unfavorably or with disapproval
    • tried not to speak ill of the dead
    • thought badly of him for his lack of concern
  3. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
    • the venture turned out badly for the investors
    • angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them
  4. without skill or in a displeasing manner
    • she writes badly
    • I think he paints very badly
  5. very much; strongly
    • I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
    • the cables had sagged badly
    • they were badly in need of help
    • he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it
  6. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
    • the injury hurt badly
    • the buildings were badly shaken
    • it hurts bad
    • we need water bad
  7. in a disobedient or naughty way
    • he behaved badly in school
    • he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister
    • behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room
  8. evilly or wickedly
    • treated his parents badly
    • to steal is to act badly
  9. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
    • he was ill prepared
    • it ill befits a man to betray old friends
    • the car runs badly
    • he performed badly on the exam
    • the team played poorly
    • ill-fitting clothes
    • an ill-conceived plan
  10. to a severe or serious degree
    • fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
    • badly injured
    • a severely impaired heart
    • is gravely ill
    • was seriously ill

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