bad
Usage
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When describing things that are lacking in moral qualities or are actually vicious and reprehensible, bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.
Example Sentences
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Ehrlich’s life is a lesson that brilliant men can become captive to bad ideas that become intellectual fashion and do great harm.
I used to be a janitor, and I used to move furniture, so podcasting and stand-up is not so bad when you talk about having a job.
From Los Angeles Times
On being told there were two fatalities, Mather said "it's not as bad as I thought", to which another officer beside him said "it's pretty bad, mate".
From BBC
“Year to date, software and private-market exposed names remain among the worst performers,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Presently, Lloyd said, “It was worse for you.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
