bad

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English badde.

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bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
  2. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  3. Not suitable or fitting.
  4. tricky; stressful; unpleasant
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  5. evil, wicked
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  6. faulty; not functional
    I had a bad headlight.
  7. Of food, spoilt, rotten, overripe.
  8. Of breath, malodorous, foul.
  9. bold and daring
  10. Severe, urgent (of a need or want).
    He is in bad need of a haircut.

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[edit] Adverb

bad (comparative more bad, superlative most bad)

Positive
bad

Comparative
more bad

Superlative
most bad

  1. (now colloquial) Badly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.

[edit] Noun

Singular
bad

Plural
uncountable

bad (uncountable)

  1. (slang) error, mistake
    Sorry, my bad!

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[edit] Etymology 2

From better

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bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)

  1. (nonstandard, slang): fantastic
    You is [sic] bad, man!

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unknown

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Infinitive
to bad

Third person singular
bads

Simple past
badded

Past participle
badded

Present participle
badding

to bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive)