[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/badly/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / badly

# badly

adverb (badly, worse, worst)

«badly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Badly means in a bad, poor or wrong way: «He played badly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#m1)
2. Badly means seriously or very much: «badly hurt», «I badly want a dog». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety and health, «badly hurt» or «badly burned» means a serious injury needing an adult or emergency help. In school, «I did badly in the test» means a low score — try again and practise. In stories, «badly» describes how characters act or what they need. Phrases: «badly off» (poor), «think badly of», «go badly», «badly behaved».

### Examples

- I slept badly last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x1)
- He was badly hurt in the fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x2)
- We played badly in the first half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x3)
- She badly wanted to win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x4)
- The window was badly broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x5)
- Don't treat animals badly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x6)
- The party went badly because of the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x7)
- They behaved badly at the cinema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x8)
- “Oh, my brother, I have indeed done badly.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#x9)

### Note

Irregular comparison: badly → worse → worst. Do not say «I feel badly» for being upset in careful writing; «I feel bad» is correct (feel + adjective). «Badly» describes actions: «sing badly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «badly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«badly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/badly.html) on Mova free.