Badly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæd.li/

Origin

From bad + -ly.

Full definition of badly

Adjective

1. (Northern England) Ill, unwell.He's never badly. (He's never ill.)

Adverb

1. In a bad manner.
2. Very much; to a great degree.I want it so badly.

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.

Anagrams

• baldy