• (`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
• 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"
• unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought Badly of him for his lack of concern"
• 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"
• without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes Badly"; "I think he paints very Badly"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents Badly"; "to steal is to act Badly"

'Badly' in other languages