badister

[Gr. βαδιστής (badistes) = a walker, a goer; βαδίζω ( badizō ) = to walk or go slowly.] A genus of predatory beetles belonging to the family Harpalidæ. Three or more species occur in Britain, the best known being Badister bipustulatus, which, Stephens says, is a common insect throughout the metropolitan district, abounding during the winter months beneath the bark of felled trees. băd-lỹ, băd'-děl-iche ( che guttural), adv. [Eng. bad; -ly.] L. Gen.: Like something bad; in a bad manner; evilly. IMG:content-0994.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Seriously, grievously, disastrously. "K. John. How goes the day with us? Oh, tell me, Hubert. Hubert. Badly, I fear. How fares your majesty?" Shakesp.: King John, v. 3. Crabb thus distinguishes between badly and ill : "These terms are both employed to modify the actions or qualities of things, but badly is always annexed to the action, and ill to the quality as to do anything badly , the thing is badly done; an ill -judged scheme, an ill -contrived measure, an ill -disposed person." (Crabb: Eng. Synon.)