badly

🇺🇸 /ˈbædli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbædli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
adverb
A2

in a way that is not good or careful

The house was badly built and fell down quickly.

B1

not well or successfully

I did badly on the test because I didn't study.

B1

in a way that is not right or proper

She reacted badly to the bad news and cried all day.

B1

very much or seriously

The storm damaged the town badly and many homes were destroyed.

B1

a lot or very much

I want to see my family badly because I miss them so much.

B1

in a way that gives a bad opinion

Don't think badly of him just because he made one mistake.

R

to feel sorry or sad about something

I feel badly for the people who lost their homes in the fire.

translation

adv. in a way that is not good or careful; not well or successfully; in a way that is not right or proper; very much or seriously; a lot or very much; in a way that gives a bad opinion; to feel sorry or sad about something