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Words with a similar base: badly

'badly'

[badly.r.01] as in: to a severe or serious degree

Examples:
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
badly injured
a severely impaired heart
is gravely ill
was seriously ill

'badly'

[ill.r.01] as in: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

Examples:
he was ill prepared
it ill befits a man to betray old friends
the car runs badly
he performed badly on the exam
the team played poorly
ill-fitting clothes
an ill-conceived plan

'badly'

[badly.r.03] as in: evilly or wickedly

Examples:
treated his parents badly
to steal is to act badly

'badly'

[badly.r.04] as in: in a disobedient or naughty way

Examples:
he behaved badly in school
he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister
behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room

'badly'

[badly.r.05] as in: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Examples:
the injury hurt badly
the buildings were badly shaken
it hurts bad
we need water bad

'badly'

[badly.r.06] as in: very much; strongly

Examples:
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
the cables had sagged badly
they were badly in need of help
he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it

'badly'

[badly.r.07] as in: without skill or in a displeasing manner

Examples:
she writes badly
I think he paints very badly

'badly'

[badly.r.08] as in: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

Examples:
the venture turned out badly for the investors
angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them

'badly'

[ill.r.02] as in: unfavorably or with disapproval

Examples:
tried not to speak ill of the dead
thought badly of him for his lack of concern

'badly'

[badly.r.10] as in: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

Examples:
they took their defeat badly
took her father's death badly
conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake

Origins

					badly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── bad (English)
    └── bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── bæd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))