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Symbol
  1. 1

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

Adjective
  1. 1

    Of low quality.

    • That movie was really bad!
  2. 2

    Inaccurate; incorrect.

    • A bad guess.
    • This sentence has bad grammar!
    • He speaks bad German!
  3. 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.
  4. 4

    Not suitable or fitting.

    • Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  5. 5

    Not appropriate, of manners etc.

    • It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  6. 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. 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. 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. 9

    Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.

    • Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
  10. 10

    Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

    • Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  11. 11

    Evil; wicked.

    • Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  12. 12

    Faulty; not functional.

    • I had a bad headlight.
  13. 13

    Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

    • These apples have gone bad.
  14. 14

    Malodorous; foul.

    • Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  15. 15

    False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

    • They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
  16. 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. 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. 18

    Severe, urgent.

    • He is in bad need of a haircut.
  19. 19

    Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.

    • I feel so bad for betraying him!
  20. 20

    Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.

    • Don't you dare speak to me with that bad language!
Adjective
  1. 1

    Not covered by funds on account.

    • He gave me a bad check.
Adjective
  1. 1

    Bold, daring, and tough.

    • He's the baddest guy in town!
  2. 2

    Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

    • Man, that new car you bought is bad!
    • You is bad, man!
  3. 3

    Overly promiscuous, licentious.

  4. 4

    Very attractive; hot, sexy.

    • Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
  5. 5

    Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.

    • That boy is the baddest!
    • She's the baddest girl!
Adverb
  1. 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. 2

    Badly; severely, extremely, passionately, eagerly.

    • Please come back, baby. I miss you so bad!
Noun
  1. 1

    Something that is bad; a harm or evil.

  2. 2

    Error; mistake.

  3. 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
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    Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.

    • Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.
Verb
  1. 1

    Alternative form of bade

Verb
  1. 1

    To shell (a walnut).

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