Other Words for Badly

Badly Adverb Synonyms
unfavorably, damagingly, critically
Even her friends spoke badly of her.

poorly, defectively, insufficiently, inadequately, unsatisfactorily, carelessly, ineptly, shoddily, inadequately, deficiently
We lived in a badly furnished flat in the East End.

immorally, wickedly, viciously, mischievously, naughtily, shamefully, improperly, villainously
The school has had its share of badly behaved pupils.

distressfully, emotionally, hard
He took the news badly.

unkindly, cruelly, harshly, severely, wretchedly, dreadfully, improperly, atrociously, horribly, unspeakably
The prisoners were treated so badly that few survived.

dangerously, severely, gravely, critically, grievously, seriously
Her father was badly wounded in the war.

incorrectly, faultily, defectively, poorly, improperly, inaccurately, erroneously, unacceptably, ineptly, inartistically, amateurishly, awfully
He speaks English badly. He sings badly.

unfortunately, unluckily, unsuccessfully, unfavorably, poorly
These are an improvement on the former rules, which worked badly.

very much, greatly, seriously
Peter is badly in need of extra money.

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