badly, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

badly (worse comparative) (worst superlative )

1 adv If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
ADV with v (Antonym: well) I was angry because I played so badly..., The whole project was badly managed..., The coalition did worse than expected, getting just 11.6 per cent of the vote.

2 adv If someone or something is badly hurt or badly affected, they are severely hurt or affected.
ADV with v, ADV adj (=seriously)
The bomb destroyed a police station and badly damaged a church..., One man was killed and another badly injured..., It was a gamble that went badly wrong.

3 adv If you want or need something badly, you want or need it very much.
ADV with v (=much)
Why do you want to go so badly?..., Planes landed at Bagram airport today carrying badly needed food and medicine.

4 adv If someone behaves badly or treats other people badly, they act in an unkind, unpleasant, or unacceptable way.
ADV with v (Antonym: well) They have both behaved very badly and I am very hurt..., I would like to know why we pensioners are being so badly treated.

5 adv If something reflects badly on someone or makes others think badly of them, it harms their reputation.
ADV after v (Antonym: well) Teachers know that low exam results will reflect badly on them..., Despite his illegal act, few people think badly of him.

6 adv If a person or their job is badly paid, they are not paid very much for what they do.
usu ADV -ed, also ADV after v (=poorly) (Antonym: well) You may have to work part-time, in a badly paid job with unsociable hours..., This is the most dangerous professional sport there is, and the worst paid.

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