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  1. adverb
    with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
    "the injury hurt badly" "the buildings were badly shaken" "it hurts bad" "we need water bad"

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  2. noun
    that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
    "take the bad with the good"

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  3. adjective
    very intense
    "a bad headache" "had a big (or bad) shock" "a bad earthquake" "a bad storm"

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  4. adjective
    not capable of being collected
    "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

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  5. adjective
    reproduced fraudulently
    "like a bad penny..."
  6. adjective
    physically unsound or diseased
    "has a bad back" "a bad heart" "bad teeth"

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  7. adjective
    not working properly
    "a bad telephone connection"
  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"

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  9. adjective
    not financially safe or secure
    "a bad investment"
  10. adjective
    feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
    "my throat feels bad" "she felt bad all over"

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  11. adjective
    (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
    "bad meat"

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  12. adverb
    very much; strongly
    "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"

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  13. adjective
    below average in quality or performance
    "a bad chess player" "a bad recital"

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  14. adjective
    capable of harming
    "bad air" "smoking is bad for you"

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  15. adjective
    characterized by wickedness or immorality
    "led a very bad life"

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  16. adjective
    having undesirable or negative qualities
    "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"
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  17. adjective
    nonstandard
    "so-called bad grammar"

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Examples of bad
  • "the injury hurt badly"
  • "the buildings were badly shaken"
  • "it hurts bad"
  • "we need water bad"
  • "take the bad with the good"
  • "a bad headache"
  • "had a big (or bad) shock"
  • "a bad earthquake"
  • "a bad storm"
  • "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
  • "like a bad penny..."
  • "has a bad back"
  • "a bad heart"
  • "bad teeth"
  • "a bad telephone connection"
  • "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
  • "a bad investment"
  • "my throat feels bad"
  • "she felt bad all over"
  • "bad meat"
  • "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"
  • "a bad chess player"
  • "a bad recital"
  • "bad air"
  • "smoking is bad for you"
  • "led a very bad life"
  • "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"
  • "so-called bad grammar"
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