badly
adv. manneradv. in a way that is not good or successful. You also use it to say you want or need something very much.
adv. in an unsatisfactory, unsuccessful, or incompetent manner; also used as an intensifier to indicate a high degree of need or desire.
The team played badly and lost the game.
The old bridge was built so badly that the city had to close it for repairs after only five years.
The negotiator wanted the deal so badly that he overlooked several minor clauses that eventually led to a significant legal dispute between the two firms.
From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad + -ly.
When used as an intensifier for 'want' or 'need', it typically follows the verb or the object.
I feel badly about the mistakeI feel bad about the mistakeAfter linking verbs like 'feel', 'look', or 'seem', use the adjective 'bad' rather than the adverb 'badly'.