bad
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), probably a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (cf. English much, wench, from Old English myċel, wenċel), from bædan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (cf. Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoidʰ- (cf. Welsh baedd (“wild boar”), Latin foedus (“foul, filthy”), foedō (“to defile, pollute”)).
Adjective [edit]
bad (comparative worse or (nonstandard) badder, superlative worst or (nonstandard) baddest)
- Not good; unfavorable; negative.
- You have bad credit.
- Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
- It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
- Evil; wicked.
- Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
- Faulty; not functional.
- I had a bad headlight.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- These apples have gone bad.
- (of breath) Malodorous, foul.
- Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
- (informal) Bold and daring.
- (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
- He is in bad need of a haircut.
Usage notes [edit]
If a person says a food (such as chocolate-covered lard) is "bad for you", that person usually means that the food is "unhealthy". Some foods (such as grapes) are bad for dogs (meaning they are unhealthful for dogs) but not bad for humans. Non-foods can also be "bad for you": eating arsenic is bad for you, and smoking cigarettes is also bad for you.
Synonyms [edit]
- (not good): unfavorable, negative
- (non-appropriate, in manners, etc.):
- (not suitable or fitting):
- (tricky; stressful; unpleasant):
- (evil, wicked): wicked, evil, vile, vicious
- (not functional): faulty
- (of food): rotten
- (of breath): malodorous, foul
- (bold, daring): badass
- (of a need or want): severe, urgent, dire
- See also Wikisaurus:bad
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Adverb [edit]
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- (now colloquial) Badly.
- I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
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Noun [edit]
bad (uncountable)
- (slang) error, mistake
- Sorry, my bad!
- 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream[1], page days:
- "My bad, My bad!” Juwan yelled, scowling
- 2003, Zane, Skyscraper, page 7:
- “Chico, you're late again.” I turned around and stared him in his beady eyes. “I missed my bus. My bad, Donald.” “Your bad? Your bad? What kind of English is that?
- 2008, Camika Spencer, Cubicles, page 68:
- Teresa broke out in laughter. “Dang, I sound like I'm talking to my man.” “I tried your cell phone, but you didn't answer.” “I left it at home, Friday. My bad.” “Yeah, your bad.” I laughed. “Really, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
Translations [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Probably identical to bad, etymology 1, above, especially in the sense "bold, daring".
Adjective [edit]
bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)
- (Should we move(+) this sense?) (slang) Fantastic.
- You is [sic] bad, man!
- Also Bek is "bad" at Madden.
Etymology 3 [edit]
From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).
Verb [edit]
bad
Etymology 4 [edit]
Unknown
Verb [edit]
bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)
- (UK, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in William John Thomas, Doran (John), Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and Queries, page 346
- A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect c»me out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ' badding ' walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial : to ' bad ' walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called » 'bannut,' and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ' Come an' bad the bannuts.'
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in William John Thomas, Doran (John), Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and Queries, page 346
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Danish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse bað.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /bad/, [bað]
Noun [edit]
bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)
Inflection [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
See bede (“to pray, request”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /baːd/, [baðˀ]
Verb [edit]
bad
- past of bede
Etymology 3 [edit]
See bade (“to bathe, bath”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /baːd/, [bæðˀ]
Verb [edit]
bad
- imperative of bade
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.
Noun [edit]
bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje)
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Verb [edit]
bad
Gothic [edit]
Romanization [edit]
bad
- See 𐌱𐌰𐌳
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
bad
Norwegian [edit]
Noun [edit]
bad
Inflection [edit]
Old English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /bɑːd/
Verb [edit]
bād
Old Irish [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Verb [edit]
bad
- third-person singular past subjunctive of is
- third-person singular imperative of is
- second-person plural imperative of is
Scottish Gaelic [edit]
Noun [edit]
bad m (genitive baid, plural badan)
Synonyms [edit]
- (place): spot
Derived terms [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
bad n
Declension [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
bad
References [edit]
- bad in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Volapük [edit]
Noun [edit]
bad (plural bads)
Declension [edit]
See also [edit]
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English adjectives
- English informal terms
- English adverbs
- English colloquialisms
- English nouns
- English slang
- Requests for moves, mergers and splits
- English verb forms
- English archaic terms
- English terms with unknown etymologies
- English verbs
- British English
- English dialectal terms
- English suppletive adjective paradigms
- English three-letter words
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish nouns
- Danish verb forms
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch verb forms
- Dutch irregular nouns
- Gothic romanizations
- Lojban rafsi
- Norwegian nouns
- Old English verb forms
- Old Irish verb forms
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish verb forms
- Volapük nouns
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