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"he behaved badly in school"adverbin a disobedient or naughty way
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"the injury hurt badly" "the buildings were badly shaken"adverbwith great intensity (``bad' is a nonstandard variant for ``badly')
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"the car runs badly" "he performed badly on the exam"adverb(``ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
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"thought badly of him for his lack of concern"adverbunfavorably or with disapproval
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"the venture turned out badly for the investors"adverbin a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
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"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated" "badly injured"adverbto a severe or serious degree
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"I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it" "the cables had sagged badly" "they were badly in need of help"adverbvery much; strongly
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"she writes badly" "I think he paints very badly"without skill or in a displeasing mannerOpposite:
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"they took their defeat badly" "took her father's death badly" "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional displayOpposite:
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"treated his parents badly" "to steal is to act badly"evilly or wickedly
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