badly

bad·ly  (bdl)

adv. worse (wûrs), worst (wûrst)

1. In a bad manner.

2. Very much; greatly. See Usage Note at bad¹.

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badly [ˈbædlɪ]

adv worse, worst

1. poorly; defectively; inadequately the chair is badly made

2. unfavourably; unsuccessfully; unfortunately our scheme worked out badly

3. severely; gravely he was badly hurt

4. incorrectly or inaccurately to speak German badly

5. improperly; naughtily; wickedly to behave badly

6. without humanity; cruelly to treat badly

7. very much (esp in the phrases need badly, badly in need of,

8. regretfully he felt badly about it

badly off poor; impoverished

adj

(postpositive) Northern English dialect ill; poorly

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	badly - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" severely, gravely, seriously
	2.	badly - (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" ill, poorly combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
	3.	badly - evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
	4.	badly - in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" mischievously, naughtily
	5.	badly - with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" bad
	6.	badly - very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" bad
	7.	badly - without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" well - with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"
	8.	badly - in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" disadvantageously advantageously, well - in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
	9.	badly - unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" ill
	10.	badly - with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" well - without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well"

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badly

adverb

1. poorly, incorrectly, carelessly, inadequately, erroneously, imperfectly, ineptly, shoddily, defectively, faultily I was angry because I played so badly.
poorly well, properly, satisfactorily, splendidly, ably, competently

2. severely, greatly, deeply, seriously, gravely, desperately, sorely, dangerously, intensely, painfully, acutely, exceedingly It was a gamble that went badly wrong.

3. much, seriously, desperately Why do you want to go so badly? cruelly, savagely, brutally, unkindly, viciously, mercilessly, ferociously, cold-bloodedly, callously, unmercifully, sadistically, pitilessly, spitefully, heartlessly, barbarously, brutishly Why were they treated so badly?

4. unfavourably, unsuccessfully The male sex comes out of the film very badly.

5. poorly, meanly, inadequately, insufficiently, unsatisfactorily You may have to work part-time, in a badly paid job with unsociable hours.

6. mischievously, perversely, wickedly, playfully, annoyingly, impishly, exasperatingly, naughtily, waywardly, disobediently Children who behave badly need help, not criticism.

Translations

badly [ˈbædlɪ] ADV

1. (= poorly) → mal
he did badly in his exams → los exámenes le fueron mal
things are going badly → las cosas van mal
we came off badly in the deal → salimos mal parados del negocio
badly made/written/designed → mal hecho/escrito/diseñado
to sleep badly → dormir mal
see also pay B1

2. (= seriously, severely) → gravemente
he was badly injured → estaba gravemente herido
they were badly beaten (in contest) → sufrieron una seria derrota; (physically) → les dieron una paliza tremenda
to be badly mistaken → estar muy equivocado
it was a gamble that went badly wrong → se corría un riesgo y salió muy mal
the building was badly damaged in the explosion → en la explosión el edificio resultó muy dañado

3. (= unfavourably) to speak/think badly of sb → hablar/pensar mal de algn
to reflect badly on sb → dejar mal a algn
"how did he take it?" - "badly" → -¿qué tal se lo tomó? -fatal

4. (= wrongly) to treat sb badly → tratar mal a algn
to behave badly → portarse mal

5. (= very much) [want, need] badly-needed medical supplies → medicamentos mpl que se necesitan desesperadamente
it badly needs painting → hace mucha falta pintarlo
he badly needs help → necesita ayuda a toda costa
they badly wanted a child → estaban desesperados por tener un niño
we badly need another assistant → nos hace muchísima falta otro ayudante

6. to be badly off (= poor) → andar or estar mal de dinero
we are badly off for coal → andamos mal de carbón
you're not that badly off, you only have to work 20 hours a week → no estás tan mal, sólo tienes que trabajar 20 horas por semana

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badly [ˈbædli]

adv

(= poorly) [work, dress, perform] → mal; [behave] → mal
badly paid → mal payé(e)
things are going badly → les choses vont mal
to think badly of sb/sth → avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn/qch
to reflect badly on sb/sth → donner une mauvaise image de qn/qch

(= seriously) [damage, injure] → gravement; [suffer] → beaucoup
badly wounded → grièvement blessé(e)
to be badly affected by sth [country, region] [+ floods, drought, damage] → être gravement touché(e) par qch; [person] [+ shock, bereavement] → être très affecté(e) par qch

(= urgently) to need sth badly → avoir sérieusement besoin de qch
He needs the money badly → Il a sérieusement besoin de cet argent.
He needs it badly → Il en a sérieusement besoin.
BUT Il en a absolument besoin.
He badly needs a rest → Il a sérieusement besoin de se reposer.
to want sth badly → vouloir absolument qch, vouloir qch à tout prix
Why do you want to leave so badly?
BUT Pourquoi veux-tu tant partir?.
badly off bad off (US) adj

(in general) to be badly off → être à plaindre
They are not too badly off → Ils ne sont pas trop à plaindre.
There are people much worse off than me → Il y a des gens qui sont beaucoup plus à plaindre que moi.

(financially) → pauvre
bad-mannered [ˌbædˈmænə^rd] adj → mal élevé(e)

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badly

adv

→ schlecht; to do badly (in election, exam etc) → schlecht abschneiden; (Fin) → schlecht stehen; (Comm) → schlecht gehen; to go badly → schlecht laufen; to be badly off → schlecht dran sein

wounded, mistaken → schwer; badly beaten (Sport) → vernichtend geschlagen; person → schwer or schlimm verprügelt; the badly disabled → die Schwerstbeschädigten

(= very much) → sehr; in debt, overdrawn → hoch; to want something badly → etw unbedingt wollen; I need it badly → ich brauche es dringend; he badly needs or wants a haircut → er muss dringend zum Friseur

(= unfavourably) to reflect badly on somebody → ein schlechtes Licht auf jdn werfen; to think badly of somebody → schlecht von jdm denken

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badly [ˈbædlɪ] adv (worse (comp) (worst (superl)))

a. (work, dress) → male
a badly behaved child → un(a) bambino/a maleducato/a
things are going badly → le cose vanno male
to treat sb badly → trattar male qn

b. (seriously, wounded) → gravemente
badly hurt → gravemente ferito/a

c. (very much) I need it badly → ne ho assolutamente bisogno
I want it badly → lo voglio ad ogni costo
it badly needs painting → ha proprio bisogno di una mano di vernice
he needs help badly → ha urgente bisogno di aiuto

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badly [ˈbædlɪ] adv (worse (comp) (worst (superl)))

a. (work, dress) → male
a badly behaved child → un(a) bambino/a maleducato/a
things are going badly → le cose vanno male
to treat sb badly → trattar male qn

b. (seriously, wounded) → gravemente
badly hurt → gravemente ferito/a

c. (very much) I need it badly → ne ho assolutamente bisogno
I want it badly → lo voglio ad ogni costo
it badly needs painting → ha proprio bisogno di una mano di vernice
he needs help badly → ha urgente bisogno di aiuto

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