BADLY

adv. 1 poorly, defectively, insufficiently, inadequately, unsatisfactorily, carelessly, ineptly, shoddily, inadequately, deficiently We lived in a badly furnished flat in the East End 2 unfortunately, unluckily, unsuccessfully, unfavourably, poorly These are an improvement on the former rules, which worked badly 3 incorrectly, faultily, defectively, poorly, improperly, inaccurately, erroneously, unacceptably; ineptly, inartistically, amateurishly, awfully He speaks English badly He sings badly. 4 immorally, wickedly, viciously, mischievously, naughtily, shamefully, improperly, villainously The school has had its share of badly behaved pupils 5 dangerously, severely, gravely, critically, grievously, seriously Her father was badly wounded in the war 6 unkindly, cruelly, harshly, severely, wretchedly, dreadfully, improperly, atrociously, horribly, unspeakably The prisoners were treated so badly that few survived 7 unfavourably, damagingly, critically Even her friends spoke badly of her 8 very much, greatly, seriously Peter is badly in need of extra money 9 distressfully, emotionally, hard He took the news badly