Bad-Badly | Commonly Confused Words

Bad

/bad/

Not good or of poor quality

The weather is bad today; it's raining.The accuracy of a forecast gets worse over time.But I am thankful to say the worst has not happened.

/ˈbædli/

To do something in a poor or incorrect way

I slept badly that night.'Ralph behaved very badly to you.'Passepartout didn't want Mr. Fogg to think badly of them.

Bad is an adjective, used before a noun or after linking verbs like is or seems.
Badly is an adverb, used to describe a verb, so it tells how something is done.
Remember that bad generally describes a state or quality, whereas badly refers to the manner of doing something.
Think of bad as describing what something is, while badly describes how it is done.
If youre indicating a persons feelings or health, use bad, like I feel bad. If describing an action, like The team played badly, use badly.