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Word: Bad
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English: perhaps from Old English bǣddel ‘hermaphrodite, womanish man’
bad
of poor quality or a low standard
Short Definition:of poor quality or low standard
Examples:- a bad diet
- bad eyesight
not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome
Short Definition:unpleasant or unwelcome
Examples:- bad news
- it was the worst day of his life
- bad luck
failing to conform to standards of moral virtue or acceptable conduct
Short Definition:failing to conform to standards of moral virtue
Examples:- the bad guys
- bad behaviour
(of a part of the body) injured, diseased, or painful
Short Definition:injured, diseased, or painful
Examples:- a bad back
(of food) decayed; putrid
Short Definition:decayed
Examples:- everything in the fridge went bad
regretful, guilty, or ashamed about something
Short Definition:regretful, guilty, or ashamed
Examples:- she feels bad about ending their engagement
- I feel bad that our business is benefiting from something so horrible
worthless; not valid
Short Definition:worthless
Examples:- he ran up 87 bad cheques
good; excellent
Short Definition:excellent
Examples:- they want the baddest, best-looking Corvette there is
Word: Bad
Speech Type: Adverb
bad
badly
Short Definition:badly
Examples:- he beat her up real bad
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