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Definition of Baddish
1. a. Somewhat bad; inferior.
Definition of Baddish
1. Adjective. Somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and bad. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baddish
1. not very good [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baddish
Literary usage of Baddish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Methodist Magazine and Review by Methodist Church (Canada (1905)
"He's got a good "eart, has my lad, if he is a bit baddish ! ... Poor " baddish "
ones! Many of them have learnt to their pain the truth of the proverb, ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"baddish, adj. rather bad. As a general rule the termination ' ish' does not really
modify the meaning of ... Well, sir, they're pretty baddish this turn. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"She was the best girl in the place, and he a baddish boy. ... said this baddish
boy. On they went, Flucker rolling and pitching and yawing to keep up with ..."
4. Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs by Arthur Benoni Evans (1881)
"baddish, adj. rather bad. As a general rule the termination ' ish ' does not
really modify the meaning of ... Well, sir, they're pretty baddish this turn. ..."
5. The Warner Library by Charles Dudley Warner, Harry Morgan Ayres, John William Cunliffe, Helen Rex Keller, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1917)
"She was the best girl in the place, and he a baddish boy. ... said this baddish
boy. On they went, Flucker rolling and pitching and yawing to keep up with ..."
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