having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: There is no such thing as a bad boy.
3.
of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; a bad spark plug.
4.
inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use: bad heating; Living conditions in some areas are very bad.
5.
inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess.
6.
invalid, unsound, or false: a bad insurance claim; bad judgment.
7.
causing or liable to cause sickness or ill health; injurious or harmful: Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
8.
suffering from sickness, ill health, pain, or injury; sick; ill: He felt bad from eating the green apples.
9.
not healthy or in good physical condition; diseased, decayed, or physically weakened: A bad heart kept him out of the army.
10.
tainted, spoiled, or rotten, esp. to the point of being inedible: The meat is bad because you left it out of the refrigerator too long.
11.
having a disastr
ed2
ous or detrimental effect, result, or tendency; unfavorable: The drought is bad for the farmers. His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
12.
causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant: I had a bad flight to Chicago.
13.
easily provoked to anger; irascible: a bad temper.
14.
cross, irritable, or surly: If I don't have my morning coffee, I'm in a bad mood all day.
15.
more uncomfortable, persistent, painful, or dangerous than usual; severe: a bad attack of asthma.
16.
causing or resulting in disaster or severe damage or destruction: a bad flood.
17.
regretful, contrite, dejected, or upset: He felt bad about having to leave the children all alone.
18.
disobedient, naughty, or misbehaving: If you're bad at school, you'll go to bed without supper.
19.
disreputable or dishonorable: He's getting a bad name from changing jobs so often.
20.
displaying a lack of skill, talent, proficiency, or judgment: a bad painting; Bad drivers cause most of the accidents.
21.
causing distress; unfortunate or unfavorable: I'm afraid I have bad news for you.
22.
not suitable or appropriate; disadvantageous or dangerous: It was a bad day for fishing.
23.
inclement; considered too stormy, hot, cold, etc.: We had a bad winter with a lot of snow.
24.
disagreeable or offensive to the senses: a bad odor.
25.
exhibiting a lack of artistic sensitivity: The room was decorated in bad taste.
26.
not in keeping with a standard of behavior or conduct; coarse: bad manners.
27.
(of a word, speech, or writing)
a.
vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous: bad language.
b.
not properly observing rules or customs of grammar, usage, spelling, etc.; incorrect: He speaks bad English.
28.
unattractive, esp. because of a lack of pleasing proportions: She has a bad figure.
29.
(of the complexion) marred by defects; pockmarked or pimply; blemished: bad skin.
30.
not profitable or worth the price paid: The land was a bad buy.
31.
Commerce. deemed uncollectible or irrecoverable and treated as a loss: a bad debt.
32.
ill-spent; wasted: Don't throw good money after bad money.
33.
counterfeit; not genuine: There was a bad ten-dollar bill i
be7
n with the change.
34.
having the character of a villain; villainous: In the movies the good guys always beat the bad guys.
35.
Sports. failing to land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court; missing the mark; not well aimed.
36.
Slang. outstandingly excellent; first-rate: He's a bad man on drums, and the fans love him.
–noun
37.
that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good.
38.
a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse.
39.
(used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually prec. by the): The bad are always stirring up trouble.
–adverb Informal.
40.
badly: He wanted it bad enough to steal it.
—Idioms
41.
bad off, in poor or distressed condition or circumstances; destitute: His family has been pretty bad off since he lost his job. Also, badly off.Compare well-off.
42.
go to the bad, to deteriorate physically or morally; go to ruin: She wept at seeing her son go to the bad.
43.
in a bad way, in severe trouble or distress.
44.
in bad, Informal.
a.
in trouble or distress.
b.
in disfavor: He's in bad with his father-in-law.
45.
my bad, Slang. my fault! my mistake!
—Idioms
46.
not bad,
a.
tolerably good; not without merit: The dinner wasn't bad, but I've had better.
b.
not difficult: Once you know geometry, trigonometry isn't bad.
Also, not so bad, not too bad.
47.
too bad, unfortunate or disappointing: It's too bad that he didn't go to college.
48.
to the bad, in arrears: He's $100 to the bad on his debt.
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