Dictionary Check: badly
"badly" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
adverb
to a severe or serious degree
Example:
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
adverb
(‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
Example:
"he was ill prepared"
adverb
evilly or wickedly
Example:
"treated his parents badly"
adverb
in a disobedient or naughty way
Example:
"he behaved badly in school"
adverb
with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’)
Example:
"the injury hurt badly"
adverb
very much; strongly
Example:
"I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"
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