- badly
- I(Roget's IV) modif.1. [In an ineffectual or incompetent manner]Syn. wrongly, imperfectly, ineffectively, inefficiently, poorly, unsatisfactorily, crudely, boorishly, unskillfully, defectively, weakly, haphazardly, clumsily, carelessly, negligently, incompetently, stupidly, blunderingly, mistakenly, bunglingly, awkwardly, maladroitly, unhandily, faultily, amiss, abominably, awfully, terribly.Ant. carefully*, competently, adequately.2. [To a marked degree]Syn. severely, seriously, greatly; see very .3. [*Sorry]II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) adv.inadequately, poorly, unacceptably, abominably, awfully, unsatisfactorily, deficiently, slipshod, below par, wrong, ineptly, terribly.ANT.: excellently, perfectly, superbly
English dictionary for students. 2013.