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Webster 1913 Edition
Badly
Bad′ly
,adv.
In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
☞ Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very greatly, with words signifying to want or need.
Webster 1828 Edition
Badly
BAD'LY
,adv.
Definition 2024
badly
badly
English
Adjective
badly (comparative more badly, superlative most badly)
- (Northern England) Ill, unwell.
- He's never badly. (He's never ill.)
Translations
ill, unwell
Adverb
badly (comparative worse or badlier, superlative worst or badliest)
- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.
- I want it so badly.
Usage notes
- Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used.
Translations
in a bad manner
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