- pronunciation:
- baed
li
- features:
- Note
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
worse, worst |
| definition 1: |
If you do something badly, you do it in a way that is not good or not correct.
Carmen skated badly last year, but she's getting much better. She almost never falls now.- similar words:
- wrong
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| definition 2: |
"Badly" sometimes means "very much."
Cara badly wanted to have dance lessons, but her dad said no.Noah's dad fell off the roof, but he wasn't badly hurt. |
bad or badly?
Bad is an adjective that means not good. The opposite of
I feel good about it is not
I feel badly about it, but rather
I feel bad about it. The word
badly is an adverb that means in a bad manner or with no skill.
Compare:
- He had a bad accident.
- I feel bad about your accident.
- He rode the bike badly and fell.