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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She barely appears alongside her husband, and when she does, her body language often reads as reluctant at best, contemptuous at worst.
From Salon
To cook the same thing repeatedly — to rely on a short list of meals that work — can begin to feel like a failure of imagination, or worse, a failure of love.
From Salon
Conditions at the site are very bad, with dangerous pits dotted around its vast expanse.
From BBC
At the French Open she played what she described as the "worst final" of her life, hitting 70 unforced errors in windy conditions.
From BBC
“Ideally, in a perfect world, ICE is able to work within immigrant communities to identify the really bad actors,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
