badly in WordNet English dictionary

1. very much; strongly
   "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
   badly  bad  badly  bad 
   
2. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
   "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
   badly  bad  badly  bad 
   
3. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
   "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"
   ill  badly  poorly  ill  badly  poorly 
   
4. to a severe or serious degree
   "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"
   badly  severely  gravely  seriously  badly  severely  gravely  seriously 
   
5. in a disobedient or naughty way
   "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"
   badly  mischievously  naughtily  badly  mischievously  naughtily 
   
6. evilly or wickedly
   "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
   badly  badly 
   
7. unfavorably or with disapproval
   "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
   ill  badly  ill  badly 
   
8. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
   "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"
   badly  badly 
   
9. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
   "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
   badly  disadvantageously  badly  disadvantageously 
   
10. without skill or in a displeasing manner
    "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"
    badly  badly