"badly" meaning in English

See badly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbæd.li/ Audio: en-us-badly.ogg [US] Forms: badly [positive], more badly [comparative], most badly [superlative]
Etymology: bad + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|bad|ly}} bad + -ly Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. sick, ill or not healthy. Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: simple-badly-en-adj-U1gg1qVn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly

Adverb

IPA: /ˈbæd.li/ Audio: en-us-badly.ogg [US]
Etymology: bad + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|bad|ly}} bad + -ly
  1. In a bad way.
    Sense id: simple-badly-en-adv-KLVp0hK0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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