Antonym: well. Similar words: deadly, bad, a bad egg, deadline, headline, rapidly, friendly, hardly any. Meaning: ['bædlɪ] adv. 1. to a severe or serious degree 2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well 3. evilly or wickedly 4. in a disobedient or naughty way 5. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') 6. very much; strongly 7. without skill or in a displeasing manner 8. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage 9. unfavorably or with disapproval 10. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display.
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61 This is a classic example of a badly designed building.
62 The soil was so badly eroded it could no longer sustain crop production.
63 He is badly down; something unhappy must have happened to him.
64 If a prisoner is badly treated, he may descend to violence.
65 The inexperienced pilot flew the plane badly; it was off the beam most of the time.
66 She always behaves well/badly when her aunts come to visit.
67 I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable.
68 Most industries have suffered badly in the recession, but there have been a few notable exceptions.
69 He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
70 She played badly in the first set, but then she turned the tables on her opponent and won the match.
71 It became clear that the general had been badly misinformed.
72 We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that.
73 I don't feel the cold as badly as many people.
74 I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father who treated him very badly as a child.
75 Walkers should stick to obvious paths, even if they are badly eroded.
76 She had been badly hurt in what police described as 'a savage attack'.
77 I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp.
78 It's clear that he has badly miscalculated the mood of the people.
79 I could hardly recognize the body of the driver, as it had been badly mangled up in the accident.
80 The piano is badly out of tune and jangles on my ears.
81 The department was badly organized until she took charge of it.
82 The trap closed round her leg(sentencedict.com), badly mangling her ankle.
83 Farmers and market gardeners have been badly affected by the drought.
84 She was knocked down by a car and badly mangled.
85 It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
86 I felt small when I learned how badly I had misjudged him.
87 The young actor was badly miscast as Lear / in the role of Lear.
88 He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother.
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89 The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, so they are not too badly off.
90 I did badly in the mock exam but passed the real thing.
More similar words: deadly, bad, a bad egg, deadline, headline, rapidly, friendly, hardly any, allegedly, supposedly, reportedly, repeatedly, upwardly mobile.