badly

/bædli/ adverb
5 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
ADVERB
1

In a disobedient or naughty way.

“he behaved badly in school”

2

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

“the injury hurt badly”

“the buildings were badly shaken”

3

(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well.

“the car runs badly”

“he performed badly on the exam”

4

Unfavorably or with disapproval.

“thought badly of him for his lack of concern”

5

In a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage.

“the venture turned out badly for the investors”

6

To a severe or serious degree.

“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

“badly injured”

7

Very much; strongly.

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

“the cables had sagged badly”

OTHER
1

Evilly or wickedly.

“treated his parents badly”

“to steal is to act badly”

2

Without skill or in a displeasing manner.

“she writes badly”

“I think he paints very badly”

3

With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display.

“they took their defeat badly”

“took her father's death badly”

WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadlybay
Starts & ends withB … Y
Syllablesbad · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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