Main entry: ill, badly, poorly
Definition: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
Usage: 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
Definition: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
Main entry: badly, ill
Definition: unfavorably or with disapproval
Usage: tried not to speak ill of the dead; thought badly of him for his lack of concern
Antonyms: well
Definition: favorably; with approval
Main entry: badly
Definition: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
Usage: they took their defeat badly; took her father's death badly; conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake
Antonyms: well
Definition: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
Main entry: badly, disadvantageously
Definition: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
Usage: the venture turned out badly for the investors; angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them
Antonyms: well, advantageously
Definition: in a manner affording benefit or advantage
Main entry: badly
Definition: without skill or in a displeasing manner
Usage: she writes badly; I think he paints very badly
Antonyms: well
Definition: with skill or in a pleasing manner