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Definition of Bad

1. Noun. That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency. "Take the bad with the good"

2. Adjective. Having undesirable or negative qualities. "The movie was a bad choice"

3. Adverb. With great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly'). "We need water bad"

4. Adjective. Very intense. "A bad storm"

5. Adverb. Very much; strongly. "He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"

6. Adjective. Feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad'). "He was feeling tough after a restless night"

7. Adjective. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition. "A refrigerator full of spoilt food"

8. Adjective. Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. "He felt bad about breaking the vase"

9. Adjective. Not capable of being collected. "A bad (or uncollectible) debt"

10. Adjective. Below average in quality or performance. "A bad recital"

11. Adjective. Nonstandard. "So-called bad grammar"

12. Adjective. Not financially safe or secure. "Speculative business enterprises"

13. Adjective. Physically unsound or diseased. "Unsound teeth"

14. Adjective. Capable of harming. "Smoking is bad for you"

15. Adjective. Characterized by wickedness or immorality. "Led a very bad life"

16. Adjective. Reproduced fraudulently. "A forged twenty dollar bill"

17. Adjective. Not working properly. "A defective appliance"

Definition of Bad

1. imp. Bade.

2. a. Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad crop; bad news.

Definition of Bad

1. Adjective. Not good; unfavorable; negative. ¹

2. Adjective. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc. ¹

3. Adjective. Not suitable or fitting. ¹

4. Adjective. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant. ¹

5. Adjective. Evil; wicked. ¹

6. Adjective. Faulty; not functional. ¹

7. Adjective. (context: of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe. ¹

8. Adjective. (context: of breath) Malodorous, foul. ¹

9. Adjective. (informal) Bold and daring. ¹

10. Adjective. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent. ¹

11. Adverb. (context: now colloquial) Badly. ¹

12. Noun. (slang) error, mistake ¹

13. Adjective. (rfm-sense) (slang) Fantastic. ¹

14. Verb. (archaic) (form of Alternative past tense bid). See (bade '''bade'''). ¹

15. Verb. (British dialect transitive) To shell (a walnut). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bad

1. very good [adj BADDER, BADDEST] / not good in any way [adj WORSE, WORST] / something that is bad [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bad

1. Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; the opposite of good; as a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news. Sometimes used substantively. "The strong antipathy of good to bad." (Pope) Synonym: Pernicious, deleterious, noxious, baneful, injurious, hurtful, evil, vile, wretched, corrupt, wicked, vicious, imperfect. Origin: Probably fr. AS. Baeddel hermaphrodite; cf. Baedling effeminate fellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bad

bacteroidosis bacteroids bacteræmia bactoprenol bacula baculiform baculine baculite baculites baculoviral

baculoviridae baculovirus baculoviruses baculums bad (current term) bad-boy bad-faith bad-lad split bad-mannered bad-minded

bad-mouth bad-mouthed bad-mouthing bad-mouths bad-talk bad-tempered bad apple

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