The meaning of BADLY is in a bad manner. How to use badly in a sentence.

BADLY definition: 1. in a severe and harmful way: 2. in a way that is not acceptable or of good quality: 3. very…. Learn more.

Definition of badly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. I have some very bad news. Sugar is bad for your teeth. The comparative and superlative forms of bad are worse and worst. Her grades are …

Dec 7, 2025 · Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" …

If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly. The whole project was badly managed. The coalition did worse than expected, …

BADLY definition: in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way. See examples of badly used in a sentence.

in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way: The car runs badly. in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner: a vague, badly written letter; He paints badly.

adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well “the car runs badly ” “he performed badly on the exam” synonyms: ill, poorly adverb without skill or in …

We were so badly off [= poor, broke] we couldn't afford a bus ticket. Thanks to the money my uncle left me, I'm not badly off. [=I'm pretty well off]