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(a) having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a
(n) that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
(r) with great intensity (`bad'' is a nonstandard variant for `badly''); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
(r) very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
(s) very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
(s) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough'' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad''); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
(s) (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
(s) not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
(s) below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
(s) nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
(s) not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can''t help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
(s) physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
(s) capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
(s) keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase"
(s) characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"
(s) reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
(s) not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

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