Is 'craving badly' correct?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I was craving badly for food every day.

Is ‘craving badly’ correct?

Thanks.

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I had great cravings for food every day.

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I was badly craving food every day.

Better
I had serious cravings for food every day.

Alternatively
I had serious food cravings every day.

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I have always heard craving used for a specific type of food, such as a pregnant woman craving pickles or someone craving chocolate.

For the general condition I would use something like “I was extremely hungry [or ravenous] every day.” I see that esurient is also a synonym for ravenous, but I’ve only heard that used in Monty Python’s Cheese Shop.

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Native American English speaker here: you could say, “I’ve been craving [certain kind of food] every day.” You don’t need the preposition for.

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