bad
IPA: bˈæd
noun
- Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
- (slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.
- (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
verb
- (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
adjective
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- (informal) Bold and daring.
- (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, slang, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
adverb
- (now colloquial) Badly; poorly.
- (intensifier) Badly; severely, extremely, passionately.
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Examples of "bad" in Sentences
- He had a bad attitude.
- Smoking is bad for health.
- It's not all bad out there.
- It is bad to execrate anyone.
- The action was unilateral and bad.
- It is not always bad to ravel things.
- Is the feeling of impropriety bad or worse
- Try not to pay attention to the bad dancing and Grandma bedspread.
- Edward frequently obtained bad marks due to quarrelsome and bad conduct.
- The protagonist seemed to be trying to evade the bad guys during the film.
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