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adjective
A1
US /bæd/
Of low quality.
Inaccurate; incorrect
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
Not suitable or fitting.
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
childish, often
Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
Evil; wicked.
childish, sometimes
Faulty; not functional.
Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
Malodorous; foul.
False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
Of poor physical appearance.
Severe, urgent.
Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
Not worth it.
Causing a problem rendering the current task impossible.
Not covered by funds on account.
informal
Bold, daring, and tough.
slang
Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
slang
Overly promiscuous, licentious.
US, slang
Very attractive; hot, sexy.
slang
Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
slang
Forms
comparative
worse
,
badder
superlative
worst
,
baddest
Example sentences
5216 results
He wishes to erase bad memories.
Tatoeba
The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum!
Tatoeba
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bad
Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
+2 meanings
bad
Badly; poorly.
+1 meaning
bad
Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.
bad
To shell (a walnut).