badly

adverb

bad·ly ˈbad-lē

Synonyms of badly next

: in a bad manner

played badly

: to a great or intense degree

want something badly

Phrases

badly off for

British

: strongly in need of (something or someone)

It may seem pie in the sky in the current financial climate, but few could argue that for a city of its size and prestige, Edinburgh is badly off for large-scale sports facilities.—

The Evening News (Edinburgh)

not badly

: fairly or acceptably well

The economy is doing not badly and looks even better than it really is.—

Tom Teepen

think badly of

: to have an unfavorable or low opinion of (someone or something)

"You shouldn't think badly of the town because of this," said Brogan. "It is a good town."—

Neil Gaiman

Examples of badly in a Sentence

He played badly but I played even worse. The failure reflects badly on the administration. She wanted the job badly. I'm badly in need of a vacation. His fingers were badly frozen.

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In September, Hurricane Helene caused devastation in the southeastern U.S., with Georgia and Florida particularly badly hit. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 The double platinum artist’s body was found badly decomposed on Tuesday at his home in Tennessee after he was last seen alive on Nov. 4, law enforcement sources told TMZ. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024 Sources told the outlet the rocker’s body was badly decomposed by the time it was finally found on Tuesday. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024 One trade partner that takes to this approach particularly badly is China, which introduced retaliatory tariffs last time Trump raised duties on the country's products, which caused the trade war to escalate quickly. —

Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for badly