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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And, for the first time, began banning people from the festival for bad behavior.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Current and former government officials familiar with the companies’ environmental record called them routine bad actors.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
While it looks bad at the moment, Sale can take solace in the fact that all of this season's Prem top four have had bleak years in the recent past.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
In March, Nestlé showed that it’s adroit enough to bounce back from some bad luck.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
We sawed pine planks while the big blue horseflies a privy draws plagued us bad.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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