badly

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæd.li/ Rhymes: -ædli === Adverb === badly (comparative worse, superlative worst) In a bad manner. Synonyms: lousily, meagerly, poorly, shoddily Antonym: well Very much; to a great degree. Synonyms: acutely, very much; see also Thesaurus:extremely ==== Usage notes ==== Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === badly (comparative more badly, superlative most badly) (Northern England) Ill, unwell. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Dalby, Dybal, baldy, blady