Adverb
1. 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"2. (`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-fitting clothes""an ill-conceived plan"3. evilly or wickedly;
"treated his parents badly""to steal is to act badly"4. 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"5. 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"6. 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"7. without skill or in a displeasing manner;
"she writes badly""I think he paints very badly"8. 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"9. unfavorably or with disapproval;
"tried not to speak ill of the dead""thought badly of him for his lack of concern"10. 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"