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

[ Syn: severely , severely , gravely , gravely , seriously , seriously , severely , severely , gravely , gravely , seriously , seriously , severely , severely , gravely , gravely , seriously , seriously , severely , severely , gravely , gravely , seriously , seriously ]

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'

(`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

[ Syn: ill , ill , ill , ill , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly , ill , ill , ill , ill , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly , ill , ill , ill , ill , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly , ill , ill , ill , ill , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly ]

evilly or wickedly; treated his parents badly; to steal is to act badly'

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

[ Syn: mischievously , mischievously , naughtily , naughtily , mischievously , mischievously , naughtily , naughtily , mischievously , mischievously , naughtily , naughtily , mischievously , mischievously , naughtily , naughtily ]

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

[ Syn: bad , bad , bad , bad , bad , bad , bad , bad ]

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

[ Syn: bad , bad , bad , bad , bad , bad , bad , bad ]

without skill or in a displeasing manner; she writes badly; I think he paints very badly'

in a disadvantageous way; to someones disadvantage; the venture turned out badly for the investors; angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them

[ Syn: disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously , disadvantageously ]

unfavorably or with disapproval; tried not to speak ill of the dead; thought badly of him for his lack of concern

[ Syn: ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill , ill ]