/ˈbæd.li/
OriginFrom Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad + -ly.
- In a bad manner.
“Things are going badly for her: she did badly in her exams owing to a badly designed studying schedule.”
“Don't think badly of me, give me the benefit of the doubt.”
“You can eat badly and feel crapola or eat healthily and feel great. The choice is yours...”
- Very much; to a great degree.
“I want it so badly.”
“Look at these split ends! You badly need a haircut!”
“Everything went badly wrong.”
- Northern-EnglandIll, unwell.
Formsworse(comparative) · worst(superlative) · more badly(comparative) · most badly(superlative)