bad

/bæd/ adverbadjectivenoun
3 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS17
ADVERB
1

With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly').

“the injury hurt badly”

“the buildings were badly shaken”

2

Very much; strongly.

“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”

“the cables had sagged badly”

ADJECTIVE
1

Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad').

“my throat feels bad”

“she felt bad all over”

2

(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition.

“bad meat”

3

Below average in quality or performance.

“a bad chess player”

“a bad recital”

4

Capable of harming.

“bad air”

“smoking is bad for you”

5

Characterized by wickedness or immorality.

“led a very bad life”

6

Having undesirable or negative qualities.

“a bad report card”

“his sloppy appearance made a bad impression”

7

Nonstandard.

“so-called bad grammar”

8

Very intense.

“a bad headache”

“had a big (or bad) shock”

9

Not capable of being collected.

“a bad (or uncollectible) debt”

10

Reproduced fraudulently.

“like a bad penny...”

11

Physically unsound or diseased.

“has a bad back”

“a bad heart”

12

Not working properly.

“a bad telephone connection”

13

Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.

“he felt bad about breaking the vase”

14

Not financially safe or secure.

“a bad investment”

NOUN
1

That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency.

“take the bad with the good”

WORD FORMS
Related formbadness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadbay
Starts & ends withB … D
Syllablesbad
SYNONYMS & RELATED69
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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