Dictionary definition · badly
adverb
- to a severe or serious degree"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
- (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well"he was ill prepared"
- evilly or wickedly"treated his parents badly"
- in a disobedient or naughty way"he behaved badly in school"
- with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’)"the injury hurt badly"
- very much; strongly"I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"
- without skill or in a displeasing manner"she writes badly"
- in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage"the venture turned out badly for the investors"
- unfavorably or with disapproval"tried not to speak ill of the dead"
- with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display"they took their defeat badly"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).