Meaning of IN A BAD WAY(P)

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [adj]  suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"
	Synonyms:		distressed, hard put, hard-pressed, in trouble(p), stressed, troubled