Definitions
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 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”
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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