badly


Meanings

  • to a severe or serious degree;
    • "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
    • "badly injured"
  • (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well;
    • "the car runs badly"
    • "he performed badly on the exam"
  • evilly or wickedly;
    • "treated his parents badly"
    • "to steal is to act 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"
    • "the buildings were badly shaken"
  • 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"
  • without skill or in a displeasing manner;
    • "she writes badly"
    • "I think he paints very badly"
  • in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage;
    • "the venture turned out badly for the investors"
  • unfavorably or with disapproval;
    • "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
  • 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"
  • BADLY adv in a bad manner


Scrabble Score: 11

badly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

badly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

badly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

badly is a valid Words With Friends word