English Explanatory Dictionary

badly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a bad manner.
  2. Very much; to a great degree.
adj
  1. Ill, unwell.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæd.li/ en-us-badly.ogg

Word forms

badly worse worst more badly most badly

Etymology

From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad + -ly.

Synonyms

lousily meagerly poorly shoddily acutely very much awfully almighty badly beyond damn drastically exceedingly extraordinarily highly hugely immensely indecently insanely intensely jolly mightily murrain severely strikingly terribly violently wicked wildly

Antonyms

well

Derived words

badly off badly-off badly packed kebab
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