- without skill or care
- to play/sing badly
- badly designed/organized
- not successfully
- Things have been going badly.
- I did badly (= was not successful) in my exams.
- not in an acceptable way
- to behave/sleep badly
- badly paid/treated
- The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy).
- used to emphasize how serious a situation or an event is
- badly damaged/injured/hurt
- The country has been badly affected by recession.
- Everything's gone badly wrong!
- used to emphasize how much you want, need, etc. somebody/something
- The building is badly in need of repair.
- They wanted to win so badly.
- I miss her badly.
- in a way that makes people get a bad opinion about something
- The economic crisis reflects badly on the government's policies.
- She's only trying to help, so don't think badly of her.
- feel badly to feel sorry or ashamed about something
- feel badly about something She felt badly about what she had done.
- feel badly for somebody I feel badly for the other guys on the team.
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