Scrabble & Words with friends points
- badly is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
- badly is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
- badly is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12
Definition of badly
- in a disobedient or naughty way (adverb)
Examples
- he behaved badly in school
Synonyms
- mischievously
- naughtily
- with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') (adverb)
Examples
- the injury hurt badly
- the buildings were badly shaken
Synonyms
- bad
- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adverb)
Examples
- the car runs badly
- he performed badly on the exam
Synonyms
- ill
- poorly
- unfavorably or with disapproval (adverb)
Examples
- thought badly of him for his lack of concern
Synonyms
- ill
- in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage (adverb)
Examples
- the venture turned out badly for the investors
Synonyms
- disadvantageously
- to a severe or serious degree (adverb)
Examples
- fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
- badly injured
Synonyms
- gravely
- seriously
- severely
- very much; strongly (adverb)
Examples
- I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
- the cables had sagged badly
- they were badly in need of help
Synonyms
- bad
- without skill or in a displeasing manner ()
Examples
- she writes badly
- I think he paints very badly
- with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display ()
Examples
- they took their defeat badly
- took her father's death badly
- conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake
- evilly or wickedly ()
Examples
- treated his parents badly
- to steal is to act badly
See definition of badly in Merriam Webster