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1. badly
adverb. ['ˈbædli'] to a severe or serious degree.
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- bad (English)
- bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Badly
- stradley
- spradley
- gladly
- bradley
- shadley
- sadly
- radley
- padley
- madly
- ladley
- hadley
- chadli
- badley
- adley
Sentences with badly
1. Adverb
Lampshades can be costly so making repairs is often a good choice if the shade is not badly damaged.
Quotes about badly
1. My two big date deal breakers are someone with no sense of humor and someone who chews badly. I will never be with someone who never laughs or someone who chews disgustingly, so if either of those things are detected on a date - it's a total deal breaker.
- Elizabeth Gillies
2. You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear.
- Greg Boyle
3. Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
- Truman Capote
2. badly
adverb. ['ˈbædli'] (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- bad (English)
- bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. badly
adverb. ['ˈbædli'] in a disobedient or naughty way.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- bad (English)
- bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. badly
adverb. ['ˈbædli'] in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- bad (English)
- bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. badly
adverb. ['ˈbædli'] very much; strongly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- bad (English)
- bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. badly
adverb. ['ˈbædli'] unfavorably or with disapproval.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- bad (English)
- bad (Middle English (1100-1500))