Badly

  • 11badly — bad|ly W3S2 [ˈbædli] adv comparative worse [wə:s US wə:rs] superlative worst [wə:st US wə:rst] 1.) in an unsatisfactory or unsuccessful way ≠ ↑well ▪ The company has been very badly managed. ▪ The novel was translated badly into English. ▪ badly… …

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  • 12badly — bad•ly [[t]ˈbæd li[/t]] adv. worse, worst, adj. 1) in a defective or incorrect way 2) in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner 3) unfavorably: She spoke badly of him[/ex] 4) in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way 5) in a… …

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  • 13badly — adverb 1) the job had been very badly done Syn: poorly, incompetently, ineptly, inexpertly, inefficiently, imperfectly, deficiently, defectively, unsatisfactorily, inadequately, incorrectly, faultily, shoddily, amateurishly, carelessly,… …

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  • 14badly — /ˈbædli / (say badlee) adverb 1. in a bad manner; ill. 2. very much: to need badly; to want badly. –phrase 3. badly off, poor; impoverished: the Smiths are very badly off. 4. badly off for, badly supplied with: the school is badly off for money …

  • 15badly — adverb 1) the job had been badly done Syn: poorly, unsatisfactorily, inadequately, incorrectly, faultily, defectively, shoddily, amateurishly, carelessly, negligently, incompetently, inexpertly 2) try not to think badly of me …

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  • 16badly — bad, badly 1. After the verb feel, bad is an adjective complement (meaning either ‘guilty, ashamed’ or ‘unwell’) rather than an adverb: • To be absolutely honest, what I feel really bad about is that I don t feel worse Michael Frayn, 1965. After… …

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  • 17badly*/*/ — [ˈbædli] (comparative worse [wɜːs] ; superlative worst [wɜːst] ) adv 1) in a way that is not skilful, effective, or successful She spoke French so badly I couldn t understand her.[/ex] a badly organized meeting[/ex] 2) in a serious or severe way… …

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  • 18badly — adv. (worse; worst) 1 in a bad manner (works badly). 2 colloq. very much (wants it badly). 3 severely (was badly defeated) …

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  • 19badly — adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a bad manner < played badly > 2. to a great or intense degree < want something badly > …

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  • 20badly — 1. adjective ill, unwell Hes never badly. (Hes never ill.) 2. adverb a) In a bad manner. I want it so badly. b) Very muc …

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