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badly Definition

badly (bad′lē)

adverb worse, worst

  1. in a bad manner; harmfully, unpleasantly, incorrectly, wickedly, etc.
  2. Informal very much; greatly to want something badly

badly Synonyms

badly

modif.

  1. In an ineffectual or incompetent manner

    wrongly, imperfectly, ineffectively, inefficiently, poorly, unsatisfactorily, crudely, boorishly, unskillfully, defectively, weakly, haphazardly, clumsily, carelessly, negligently, incompetently, stupidly, blunderingly, mistakenly, bunglingly, awkwardly, maladroitly, unhandily, faultily, amiss, abominably, awfully, terribly.

    Antonyms carefully*, competently, adequately.

  2. To a marked degree

    severely, seriously, greatly; see very.

  3. *Sorry

    bad, sorry, distressed; see sad 1, sorry.

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