bad·ly 
/ˈbædli/ adverb
worse /ˈbædli/ adverb /ˈwɚs/; worst /ˈwɚst/ 1 : in a bad manner
▪ We played badly. ▪ The car ran badly. ▪ He played badly but I played even worse. ▪ The failure reflects badly on the administration. ▪ The child behaved badly. ▪ a badly planned project 2 a : very much : to a great degree
▪ She wanted the job badly. ▪ I'm badly in need of a vacation. ▪ We miss you badly.
b : severely or seriously
▪ Was she hurt badly? ▪ His fingers were badly frozen.
▪ We played badly. ▪ The car ran badly. ▪ He played badly but I played even worse. ▪ The failure reflects badly on the administration. ▪ The child behaved badly. ▪ a badly planned project
▪ She wanted the job badly. ▪ I'm badly in need of a vacation. ▪ We miss you badly.
b : severely or seriously
▪ Was she hurt badly? ▪ His fingers were badly frozen.
badly off 1 : having little money
▪ We were so badly off [=poor, broke] we couldn't afford a bus ticket. ▪ Thanks to the money my uncle left me, I'm not badly off. [=I'm pretty well off] 2 : in bad condition
▪ I felt unwell, but I wasn't so badly off that I had to stay home from work.
▪ We were so badly off [=poor, broke] we couldn't afford a bus ticket. ▪ Thanks to the money my uncle left me, I'm not badly off. [=I'm pretty well off]
▪ I felt unwell, but I wasn't so badly off that I had to stay home from work.
badly off for
Brit : having a strong need for (something or someone)
▪ The team was badly off for young players.
▪ The team was badly off for young players.
not badly
: fairly or quite well
▪ “How are you doing?” “Not too/so badly, thanks. And you?”
▪ “How are you doing?” “Not too/so badly, thanks. And you?”
think badly of
: to have a bad or low opinion of (someone)
▪ Will you think badly of me if I take the last cookie?
▪ Will you think badly of me if I take the last cookie?
