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bad /bad/ bad baddestworstbadderworse/bad/ Etymology: [Ety very obscure. The ME badde is perh from OE bæddel a hermaphrodite, bædling an effeminate fellow] adjective (compar worse or (slang) baddˈer; superl worst or (slang) baddˈest) ill or evilwicked, naughtyhurtfulincorrect, faultyrottenpoorunskilfulworthlessunfavourablepainfulinjuredunwellspurioussevereharmfuloffensive, disagreeablehaving serious effectsgood, attractive (slang, orig United States) bad /bad/ Etymology: [Ety very obscure. The ME badde is perh from OE bæddel a hermaphrodite, bædling an effeminate fellow] adverb (North American informal) badlyhard bad bads/bad/ Etymology: [Ety very obscure. The ME badde is perh from OE bæddel a hermaphrodite, bædling an effeminate fellow] noun something evil, wicked, hurtful, etcEtymology: [Ety very obscure. The ME badde is perh from OE bæddel a hermaphrodite, bædling an effeminate fellow] Derivatives: baddˈie or baddˈy baddie baddiesor baddy baddiesnoun (informal) a criminal person or villain, esp as portrayed in films, television or radio showsbaddˈish baddish adjective somewhat badnot very goodbadˈly badly adverb in a bad wayseverelyto a marked extent, very muchbadly adjective (Northern English) unwellbadˈness badness badnessesnounCompounds: badˈass (United States slang) badass badassesnoun an aggressive or difficult personbadass badassedadjective (also badˈassed) touchy, difficulttough, intimidatingexcellentW bad bank bad bank noun a bank set up to administer unprofitable assetsbad blood bad blood noun angry or hostile feeling (also bad feeling)bad debt bad debt noun a debt that cannot be recovered and is therefore written off as a lossbad hair day bad hair day noun (informal) a day that starts badly (characterized by difficulty with one's hair) and gets worse, a day one would rather not have to facebadˈlands badlands plural noun greatly eroded wasteland in South Dakotaany similar eroded regionbad language bad language noun swearingbadly off badly off adjective poorly provided esp with moneybadˈman badman badmennoun (chiefly United States) an outlawbadˈmouth badmouth badmouthingbadmouthedbadmouthedbadmouthstransitive verb (informal) to criticize, malignbad news bad news plural noun any unwelcome, upsetting or irritating event, or a report of suchsomeone or something troublesome, irritating, etc (slang)bad shot bad shot bad shotsnoun a wrong guessbad-temˈpered bad-tempered adjective easily annoyed, sulkybad trip bad trip bad tripsnoun (informal) an episode of terrifying hallucinations and physical discomfort resulting from taking a drug, esp LSDbadˈware badware noun same as malware. Phrases: big bad big bad see under big1. feel bad about feel bad about (informal) to be sorry about, regretfrom bad to worse from bad to worse into an even worse situationgo bad go bad to decay, become mouldy or putridgo to the bad go to the bad to go to moral ruinin a bad way in a bad way (informal) illin troublein someone's bad books in someone's bad books unpopular with someonemake the best of a bad job make the best of a bad job (informal) to do the best one can in unfavourable circumstancesmy bad my bad (United States slang) a phrase used to acknowledge that one has made a mistakenot bad not bad fairly goodnot half bad not half bad (informal) pretty good, excellenttake the bad with the good take the bad with the good to accept unpleasant things along with pleasant onestoo bad too bad (informal) what a pity!regrettable, a shameto the bad to the bad in deficitwith a bad grace with a bad grace ungraciously
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