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Badly vs Villainously - What's the difference?

badly | villainously | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between badly and villainously

is that badly is ill, unwell while villainously is in a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly.

As an adverb badly

is in a bad manner.

badly

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Northern England) Ill, unwell.
    • He's never badly'''''. (''He's never '''ill .)

    Adverb

  • In a bad manner.
  • Very much; to a great degree.
    • I want it so badly .

    Usage notes

    * Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad. Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used.

    Anagrams

    * English suppletive adverbs

    villainously

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly.