Hyphenation of badly

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word badly? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bad-ly

Definitions of badly:

1.
To a severe or serious degree
Fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated Badly injured A severely impaired heart Is gravely ill Was seriously ill
2.
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner
Not well He was ill prepared It ill befits a man to betray old friends The car runs badly He performed badly on the exam The team played poorly Ill-fitting clothes An ill-conceived plan
3.
Evilly or wickedly
Treated his parents badly To steal is to act badly
4.
In a disobedient or naughty way
He behaved badly in school He mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister Behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room
5.
With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
The injury hurt badly The buildings were badly shaken It hurts bad We need water bad
6.
Very much
Strongly I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it The cables had sagged badly They were badly in need of help He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it
7.
Without skill or in a displeasing manner
She writes badly I think he paints very badly
8.
In a disadvantageous way
To someone's disadvantage The venture turned out badly for the investors Angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them
9.
Unfavorably or with disapproval
Tried not to speak ill of the dead Thought badly of him for his lack of concern
10.
With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
They took their defeat badly Took her father's death badly Conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake

Synonyms of badly:

adv severely, gravely, seriously
adv ill, poorly
adv mischievously, naughtily
adv bad
adv bad
adv disadvantageously
adv ill

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