Bad is an adjective. It may precedethe noun it modifies (a bad experience),or it may follow a form of be or other linking verbssuch as feel and look. Badly is an Literally, "I feel badly" would mean that your sense of touch wasdefective. See also the entry for good/well. Copyright ©2001 The McGraw-Hill Companies. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of Our team could have looked bad if we'dmissed the deadline.He scored badly on the placementexam.![]()
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