badly

Formsworse, worst

1. 1
   adverb

   In a way that is not good or not done well.

   Like coloring outside the lines instead of staying neat.

   He sang so badly that some people left the room.

   The team played badly in the second half and lost the game.

   Similarpoorly

   Oppositewell

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2. 2
   adverb

   Very much, or to a great degree.

   She badly wanted to win the spelling contest.

   We badly need rain after this long, dry summer.

   Similardesperately, sorely, really, urgently

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3. 3
   adjectivedialectalNorthern England

   Sick or not feeling well.

   He has been badly all week and stayed home in bed.

   Grandma was taken badly in the night, so we called the doctor.

   Similarill, unwell, sick, poorly

   Oppositewell, healthy

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