English Online Dictionary. What means badly? What does badly mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæd.li/
- Rhymes: -ædli
Adverb
badly (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- In a bad manner.
- Synonym: poorly
- Antonym: well
- Very much; to a great degree.
Usage notes
- Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
badly (comparative more badly, superlative most badly)
- (Northern England) Ill, unwell.
Translations
Anagrams
- Dalby, Dybal, baldy, blady