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bad
adverb(bad)with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
Synonyms: badly,
Examples:
The injury hurt badly.
The buildings were badly shaken.
It hurts bad.
We need water bad.
The buildings were badly shaken.
It hurts bad.
We need water bad.
bad
noun(bad)that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Synonyms: badness,
Antonyms: good,
Examples:
Take the bad with the good.
bad
adjective(bad)very intense
Synonyms: big,
Examples:
A bad headache.
Had a big (or bad) shock.
A bad earthquake.
A bad storm.
Had a big (or bad) shock.
A bad earthquake.
A bad storm.
bad
adjective(bad)not capable of being collected
Synonyms: uncollectible,
Examples:
A bad (or uncollectible) debt.
bad
adjective(bad)physically unsound or diseased
Examples:
Has a bad back.
A bad heart.
Bad teeth.
A bad heart.
Bad teeth.
bad
adjective(bad)feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Examples:
He felt bad about breaking the vase.
bad
adjective(bad)not financially safe or secure
Synonyms: high-risk, risky, speculative,
Examples:
A bad investment.
bad
adjective(bad)feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Synonyms: tough,
Examples:
My throat feels bad.
She felt bad all over.
She felt bad all over.
bad
adjective(bad)(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
Examples:
Bad meat.
bad
adverb(bad)very much; strongly
Synonyms: badly,
Examples:
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it.
The cables had sagged badly.
They were badly in need of help.
He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it.
The cables had sagged badly.
They were badly in need of help.
He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it.
bad
adjective(bad)below average in quality or performance
Examples:
A bad chess player.
A bad recital.
A bad recital.
bad
adjective(bad)capable of harming
Examples:
Bad air.
Smoking is bad for you.
Smoking is bad for you.
bad
adjective(bad)characterized by wickedness or immorality
Examples:
Led a very bad life.
bad
adjective(bad)having undesirable or negative qualities
Antonyms: good,
Examples:
A bad report card.
His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
A bad little boy.
Clothes in bad shape.
A bad cut.
Bad luck.
The news was very bad.
The reviews were bad.
The pay is bad.
It was a bad light for reading.
The movie was a bad choice.
His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
A bad little boy.
Clothes in bad shape.
A bad cut.
Bad luck.
The news was very bad.
The reviews were bad.
The pay is bad.
It was a bad light for reading.
The movie was a bad choice.
bad
adjective(bad)nonstandard
Examples:
So-called bad grammar.