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badly
adverb bad·ly \ˈbad-lē\
: in a bad manner
: very much : to a great degree
: severely or seriously
Full Definition of BADLY
1
: in a bad manner <played badly>
2
: to a great or intense degree <want something badly>
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First Known Use of BADLY
14th century
Related to BADLY
- Synonyms
- bad, deficiently, inadequately, lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily, wretchedly
- Antonyms
- acceptably, adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably, passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well
BADLY Defined for Kids
badly
adverb bad·ly \ˈbad-lē\
worse \ˈwərs\worst \ˈwərst\
Definition of BADLY for Kids
1
: in a bad manner <He behaved badly.>
2
: very much <I badly wanted to win.>
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