badly
badly is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What does badly mean?
In a disobedient or naughty way.
“he behaved badly in school”
With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly').
“the injury hurt badly”
“the buildings were badly shaken”
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well.
“the car runs badly”
“he performed badly on the exam”
Unfavorably or with disapproval.
“thought badly of him for his lack of concern”
In a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage.
“the venture turned out badly for the investors”
To a severe or serious degree.
“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
“badly injured”
Very much; strongly.
“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”
“the cables had sagged badly”
Evilly or wickedly.
“treated his parents badly”
“to steal is to act badly”
Without skill or in a displeasing manner.
“she writes badly”
“I think he paints very badly”
With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display.
“they took their defeat badly”
“took her father's death badly”
Anagrams of badly
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