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Added 9 October 2026

badly

/ˈbæd.li/ adverb

In Latin: male, aliter Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about badly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a bad manner.
Things are going badly for her: she did badly in her exams owing to a badly designed studying schedule.
Very much; to a great degree.
I want it so badly.

adjective

Ill, unwell.
He's never badly.

Origin

From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad + -ly.

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