badly
[ˈbædli]
Definition:
1. To a severe or serious degree.
2. Evilly or wickedly.
3. In a disobedient or naughty way.
'badly' example sentence:
- Things have been going badly.
- The worst part is being helpless to change anything.
- Never mind ─ it could be worse.
- We have missed you badly since you were gone.
- The little man, upset, was lisping badly.
- I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.
- Eric is very badly misunderstood.
- Badly built cars can be deathtraps.
- I'm afraid she let us down badly.
- Her shoulders were badly sunburned.
- Why do you want to go so badly?
- Some of the prints were badly discoloured.
- Our plans had gone badly adrift.
- He was badly in need of a shave.
- His face was badly scarred.
- This country is still trailing badly in scientific research.
- He suffered badly bruised ribs in the crash.
- The building is badly in need of repair.
- Everything's gone badly wrong !
- They badly needed a change.
- He suffered a badly fractured arm.
- You look as though you slept badly.
- Though badly frightened, she remained outwardly composed.
- Don't tell her that ─ you'll only make things worse.
- Don't be so ready to believe the worst about people.
- The worst part was having to wait three hours in the rain.
- If I'm late home, my mother always thinks the worst.
- None of the passengers were badly hurt.
- We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
- The body had been badly mutilated.
- This matter has been handled very badly.
- What's the worst thing that could happen?
- His hand had been badly lacerated.
- Your hand looks badly burnt.
- They wanted to win so badly.
- And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up.
- I wouldn't wish something like that on my worst enemy.
- Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse.
- The fire badly damaged the town hall.
- I got badly burned by the sun yesterday.
- He was always optimistic, even when things were at their worst.
- We badly need to get a result from this match.
- Pressure can bring out the worst in people.
- John twisted his ankle badly.
- The project badly needs a transfusion of cash.
- The whole project was badly managed.
- It was by far the worst speech he had ever made.
- The economic crisis reflects badly on the government's policies.
- Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.
- Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage.
- The south of the country was worst affected by the drought.
- I shall have to miss the party, worse luck!
- The interview was much worse than he had expected.
- The present crisis is worse than any that have gone before.
- We can't be any worse off than we are already.
- If he gets any worse we'll call the doctor.
- If you do that, it will only make matters worse.
- They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy.
- It was the worst experience of her life.