badly Copy link Outline 1. mălĕ2. imprŏbē3. prāvē (prop. of that which is awry)4. sĕcus (lit. otherwise than well) • badly: 1. mălĕ: to smell b., m. olere, Cic.: may it go b. with you! tibi male sit, Cic.: to behave very b. to any one, in aliquem pessime consulere, Ter.: to manage a thing b., male rem gerere, Cic.: badly mauled, m. multatus, Cic.: Phaedr. 2. imprŏbē: why do I wonder if I am b. spoken of by the bad? quid ego miror si quid ab improbis de me im. dicitur? Cic. 3. prāvē (prop. of that which is awry): a b. cut nail, p. sectus unguis, Hor.: b. made verses, p. facti versus, Hor. 4. sĕcus (lit. otherwise than well): there is a great consolation, even if it turn out b., magna consolatio est etiam si s. acciderit, Cic.: to speak b. of any one, de aliquo s. loqui, Tac.: to think b. of any one, de aliquo s. existimare, Cic.: v. wrongly, wickedly.