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Words with a similar base: bad, badly, badness

'bad'

[bad.n.01] as in: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

'bad'

[bad.a.01] as in: having undesirable or negative qualities

Examples:
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 bad light for reading
the movie was a bad choice

'bad'

[bad.s.01] as in: very intense

Examples:
a bad headache
in a big rage
had a big (or bad) shock
a bad earthquake
a bad storm

'bad'

[bad.s.02] as in: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

Examples:
my throat feels bad
she felt bad all over
he was feeling tough after a restless night

'bad'

[bad.s.03] as in: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

Examples:
bad meat
a refrigerator full of spoilt food

'bad'

[regretful.a.01] as in: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Examples:
felt regretful over his vanished youth
regretful over mistakes she had made
he felt bad about breaking the vase

'bad'

[bad.s.04] as in: not capable of being collected

Examples:
a bad (or uncollectible) debt

'bad'

[bad.s.05] as in: below average in quality or performance

Examples:
a bad chess player
a bad recital

'bad'

[bad.s.06] as in: nonstandard

Examples:
so-called bad grammar

'bad'

[bad.s.07] as in: not financially safe or secure

Examples:
a bad investment
high risk investments
anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
speculative business enterprises

'bad'

[bad.s.08] as in: physically unsound or diseased

Examples:
has a bad back
a bad heart
bad teeth
an unsound limb
unsound teeth

'bad'

[bad.s.09] as in: capable of harming

Examples:
bad air
smoking is bad for you

'bad'

[bad.s.10] as in: characterized by wickedness or immorality

Examples:
led a very bad life

'bad'

[bad.s.11] as in: reproduced fraudulently

Examples:
like a bad penny...

a forged twenty dollar bill

'bad'

[bad.s.12] as in: not working properly

Examples:
a bad telephone connection
a defective appliance

'bad'

[badly.r.05] as in: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Examples:
the injury hurt badly
the buildings were badly shaken
it hurts bad
we need water bad

'bad'

[badly.r.06] as in: very much; strongly

Examples:
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

Origins

					bad (English)
└── bad (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── bæd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))