Badley

adv, name

adv, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of badly. alt-of, misspelling
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A civil parish without a parish council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0655). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Badda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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