Bad
adverbAdjective
very intense
“a bad headache”
“had a big (or bad) shock”
“a bad earthquake”
Similar:Bigphysically unsound or diseased
“has a bad back”
“a bad heart”
“bad teeth”
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
“my throat feels bad”
“she felt bad all over”
Similar:Toughnot capable of being collected
“a bad (or uncollectible) debt”
Similar:Uncollectiblereproduced fraudulently
“like a bad penny...”
Similar:Forgednot working properly
“a bad telephone connection”
Similar:Defectivefeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
“he felt bad about breaking the vase”
See also:RepentantPenitentnot financially safe or secure
“a bad investment”
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
“bad meat”
Similar:SpoiledSpoilthaving undesirable or negative qualities
“a bad report card”
“his sloppy appearance made a bad impression”
“a bad little boy”
below average in quality or performance
“a bad chess player”
“a bad recital”
capable of harming
“bad air”
“smoking is bad for you”
characterized by wickedness or immorality
“led a very bad life”
nonstandard
“so-called bad grammar”
Noun
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
“take the bad with the good”
Similar:BadnessType of:Quality
Adverb
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
“the injury hurt badly”
“the buildings were badly shaken”
“it hurts bad”
Similar:Badlyvery much; strongly
“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”
“the cables had sagged badly”
“they were badly in need of help”
Similar:Badly
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- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
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