Word Definitions & Examples
adverb
Sense 2
in a disobedient or naughty way
"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"
adverb
Sense 3
"the injury hurt badly"
"the buildings were badly shaken"
"it hurts bad"
"we need water bad"
adverb
Sense 4
"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"
adverb
Sense 5
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
"badly injured"
"a severely impaired heart"
"is gravely ill"
"was seriously ill"
adverb
Sense 7
"the venture turned out badly for the investors"
"angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
adverb
Sense 8
"they took their defeat badly"
"took her father''s death badly"
"conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"
Opposites:
well
adverb
Sense 9
"tried not to speak ill of the dead"
"thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
Opposites:
well
Pertains to:
unfavorable
adverb
Sense 10
"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"
Domain:
combining form
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
1
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