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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The outsize role that capital gains — income from certain investments — play in revenue makes the volatility worse.
From Los Angeles Times
Both the Eliminator and final will have reserve days in place in the event of bad weather.
From BBC
But still there are families, like Jaidyn's, who lose loved ones and will be told the worst.
From BBC
Greek investigators on Tuesday were looking into the causes of a fire that killed five workers at a biscuit factory in the country's worst industrial accident in years.
From Barron's
"In two weeks this water will be finished... we are in a very bad state," said local resident Aden Hussein, 40.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
