Sentence:  Ordinary politeness may have militated against this opinion being stated so <WSD>badly</WSD> but anyone with a wide acquaintance in both groups and who has sat through the many round tables , workshops or panel discussions - whatever they are called - on this subject will recognize that the final , boiled down crux of the matter is education . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well