definition of
badly

[1] #1 badly r. [severely, gravely, seriously] to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill". wn

[2] #2 badly r. [ill, poorly] ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-. wn

[3] #3 badly r. evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly". wn

[4] #4 badly r. [mischievously, naughtily] in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room". wn

[5] #5 badly r. [bad] with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad". wn