badly

adverb

1. to a severe or serious degree

   adv.all

   Examples

   Fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated.

   Badly injured.

   Synonyms gravely seriously severely

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

   adv.all

   Examples

   The car runs badly.

   He performed badly on the exam.

   Synonyms ill poorly

   Antonyms good well

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. evilly or wickedly

   adv.all

   Examples

   Treated his parents badly.

   To steal is to act badly.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. in a disobedient or naughty way

   adv.all

   Examples

   He behaved badly in school.

   Synonyms mischievously naughtily

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

   adv.all

   Examples

   The injury hurt badly.

   The buildings were badly shaken.

   Synonyms bad

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. very much; strongly

   adv.all

   Examples

   I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it.

   The cables had sagged badly.

   They were badly in need of help.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. without skill or in a displeasing manner

   adv.all

   Examples

   She writes badly.

   I think he paints very badly.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

   adv.all

   Examples

   The venture turned out badly for the investors.

   Synonyms disadvantageously

   Antonyms advantageously well

   Source: WordNet 3.0

9. unfavorably or with disapproval

   adv.all

   Examples

   Thought badly of him for his lack of concern.

   Synonyms ill

   Source: WordNet 3.0

10. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

    adv.all

    Examples

    They took their defeat badly.

    Took her father's death badly.

    Conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake.

    Antonyms well

    Source: WordNet 3.0

11. In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913