badly

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbadli/

adverb (worse /wəːs/, worst /wəːst/)

  • 1in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unsuccessful way: England have played badly this year the war was going badly
  • in a critical or unfavourable way: try not to think badly of me
  • in an unacceptable or unpleasant way: she realized she was behaving rather badly
  • 2used to emphasize the seriousness of an unpleasant event or action: the building was badly damaged by fire
  • very much or intensely: I wanted a baby so badly
  • 3in a guilty or regretful way: I felt badly about my unfriendliness

Phrases

badly off

at a disadvantage, especially by being poor: they are not as badly off as they try to make out I’m not badly off—I have some money from my mother