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Synonyms for badly

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adverb · to a severe or serious degree

“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

adverb · (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

“he was ill prepared”

adverb · in a disobedient or naughty way

“he behaved badly in school”

mischievouslynaughtily
adverb · with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’)

“the injury hurt badly”

adverb · very much; strongly

“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”

adverb · in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

“the venture turned out badly for the investors”

disadvantageously
adverb · unfavorably or with disapproval

“tried not to speak ill of the dead”

Opposites of badly