bad

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Symbol

1. ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages.

Adjective

1. Of low quality.
   • That movie was really bad!
2. Inaccurate; incorrect.
   • A bad guess.
   • This sentence has bad grammar!
   • He speaks bad German!
3. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
   • Hiring practice is very bad in this company.
   • The weather looks pretty bad right now.
   • You have very bad grades.
   • He is in a bad mood.
4. Not suitable or fitting.
   • Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
5. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
   • It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
6. Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
   • Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
7. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
   • Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
   • I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
   • I've had a bad back since the accident.
8. The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
   • I accidentally put my weight on my bad leg and fell over.
9. Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
   • Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
10. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    • Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
11. Evil; wicked.
    • Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
12. Faulty; not functional.
    • I had a bad headlight.
13. Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    • These apples have gone bad.
14. Malodorous; foul.
    • Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
15. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
    • They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
16. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
    • I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
    • He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
17. Of poor physical appearance.
    • I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
    • I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
    • I have such bad skin!
18. Severe, urgent.
    • He is in bad need of a haircut.
19. Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
    • I feel so bad for betraying him!
20. Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
    • Don't you dare speak to me with that bad language!
21. Not worth it.
    • The expensive purse was a bad buy.
22. Causing a problem rendering the current task impossible.
    • Bad device, could not connect.

Adjective

1. Not covered by funds on account.
   • He gave me a bad check.

Adjective

1. Bold, daring, and tough.
   • He's the baddest guy in town!
2. Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
   • Man, that new car you bought is bad!
   • You is bad, man!
3. Overly promiscuous, licentious.
4. Very attractive; hot, sexy.
   • Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
5. Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
   • That boy is the baddest!
   • She's the baddest girl!

Adverb

1. Badly; poorly.
   • I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
   • He is quite bad off now that both his parents lost their jobs.
   • The sacked quarterback was hurting bad. His back ached so bad that he had to lie down.
2. Badly; severely, extremely, passionately, eagerly.
   • Please come back, baby. I miss you so bad!

Noun

1. Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
2. Error; mistake.
3. An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good. English Wikipedia has an article on:bad (economics)Wikipedia

Interjection

1. Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.
   • Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.

Verb

1. Alternative form of bade

Verb

1. To shell (a walnut).

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