1.to a severe or serious degree;
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
2.(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well;
he was ill prepared
3.evilly or wickedly;
treated his parents badly
4.in a disobedient or naughty way;
he behaved badly in school
5.with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly');
the injury hurt badly
6.very much; strongly;
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
7.without skill or in a displeasing manner;
she writes badly
8.in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage;
the venture turned out badly for the investors
9.unfavorably or with disapproval;
tried not to speak ill of the dead
10. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display;
they took their defeat badly