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# badly

«badly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a bad, poor or wrong way: «He played badly»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (badly, worse, worst)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Badly means in a bad, poor or wrong way: «He played badly». [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [Alcohol is against the law to buy before 18 because growing bodies and brains handle it badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/3/)
- [Feelings after a performance can be big and mixed, and feeling bad does not prove you sang badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/15/)
- [Zebras defend themselves with powerful kicks and bites that can badly injure a lion, and they have never been tamed like horses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/25-horses-zebras-and-donkeys/13/)
- [Peanuts are seeds that grow in pods underground like peas and beans, and some people are badly allergic to them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds/18/)
- [A broken growth plate needs a doctor's care, because if it heals badly that bone may grow less.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/359-bones-by-name-hips-legs-and-feet-and-the-extra-bones-of-a-baby/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «badly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.