badly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbædli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbædli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(badlē)

Inflections of 'badly' (adv):
worse
adv comparative
worst
adv superlative

badly
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Sense: Adverb: incorrectly
Synonyms:
incorrectly, wrongly, wrong Collocations, imperfectly, defectively, ineffectively, inefficiently, unsatisfactorily, negligently, incompetently, insufficiently, mistakenly, faultily, amiss, ineffectually, inadequately, erroneously, the wrong way
Antonyms:
well Collocations, acceptably, satisfactorily, nicely, all right, decently, correctly
Sense: Adverb: poorly
Synonyms:
poorly Collocations, shoddily, awfully, terribly, horribly, stupidly, carelessly, awkwardly, clumsily, disastrously, dreadfully, abominably, bunglingly, blunderingly, crudely, weakly, haphazardly, unskillfully, unskilfully (UK), wretchedly
Sense: Adverb: severely
Synonyms:
severely, gravely, seriously Collocations, greatly Collocations, very Collocations, intensely, profoundly, grievously, atrociously, deeply Collocations, harshly, horribly, terribly, awfully, frightfully, extremely Collocations
Antonyms:
little Collocations, not very, not Collocations, barely Collocations, hardly Collocations, slightly Collocations, minimally
Sense: Adverb: desperately
Synonyms:
desperately, urgently, much Collocations, very much, seriously Collocations, in the worst way (US, informal), more than anything
Antonyms:
glad Collocations, happy Collocations, unremorseful
Sense: Adverb: in an unacceptable way
Synonyms:
unacceptably, rudely, unkindly, unpleasantly, meanly, unfairly, reprehensibly, unforgivably, discourteously, boorishly


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