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badly

adverb /bædli/ 2 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 12
Definitions
adverb

in a disobedient or naughty way

“he behaved badly in school”

evilly or wickedly

“treated his parents badly”

adverb

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

“the injury hurt badly”

adverb

in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

“the car runs badly”

adverb

unfavorably or with disapproval

“thought badly of him for his lack of concern”

adverb

in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

“the venture turned out badly for the investors”

adverb

to a severe or serious degree

“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

adverb

very much; strongly

“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”

without skill or in a displeasing manner

“she writes badly”

with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

“they took their defeat badly”

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