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.

unfavorably

His neighbors spoke badly of him. The weather turned out badly for the cruise.

in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way.

in a disobedient, naughty, or ethically or socially wrong way

He treats his parents badly.

very much; to a great extent or degree

a house badly in need of repair; to want something badly.

severely; direly

to be injured badly.

with great distress, resentment, regret, or emotional display

She took the news of her mother's death badly.

in ill health; sick

He felt badly.

sorry; regretful

I feel badly about your reaction to my remark.

dejected; downcast. ?

badly off. bad ( def. 47 ) .

adverb

adequately , morally , calmly , little , mildly

adverb

abominably , awkwardly , blunderingly , carelessly , clumsily , crudely , defectively , erroneously , faultily , feebly , haphazardly , imperfectly , incompetently , ineffectively , ineptly , maladroitly , negligently , poorly , shoddily , stupidly , unfavorably , unfortunately , unsatisfactorily , unskillfully , unsuccessfully , weakly , wrong , wronglynotes:badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state , criminally , evilly , improperly , naughtily , shamefully , unethically , wickedlynotes:badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state , acutely , deeply , exceedingly , extremely , gravely , greatly , hard , intensely , painfully , roughly , seriously , severelynotes:badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state , awry , corruptly , dreadfully , grievously , harshly , ill , illy , inadequately , severely , unwell , very much , wretchedly