badly
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
to a severe or serious degree
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
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Sense 2 adverb
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
he was ill prepared
Related & opposite
- good antonym
- poor derived from
- combining form domain usage
Sense 3 adverb
evilly or wickedly
treated his parents badly
Related & opposite
- bad derived from
Sense 4 adverb
in a disobedient or naughty way
he behaved badly in school
Related & opposite
- naughty derived from
Sense 5 adverb
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
the injury hurt badly
Related & opposite
- bad derived from
Sense 6 adverb
very much; strongly
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
Sense 7 adverb
without skill or in a displeasing manner
she writes badly
Related & opposite
- well antonym
Sense 8 adverb
in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
the venture turned out badly for the investors
Related & opposite
- advantageously antonym
- disadvantageous derived from
Sense 9 adverb
unfavorably or with disapproval
tried not to speak ill of the dead
Related & opposite
- well antonym
- unfavorable derived from
Sense 10 adverb
with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
they took their defeat badly
Related & opposite
- well antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | grievous |
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | severe |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | good |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | poor |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | combining form |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | bad |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | naughty |
| 5 | derived from | Related & opposite | bad |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | well |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | advantageously |
| 8 | derived from | Related & opposite | disadvantageous |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | well |
| 9 | derived from | Related & opposite | unfavorable |
| 10 | antonym | Related & opposite | well |