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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Good news for the consumer doesn’t necessarily mean bad news for investors, though.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“I don’t know anyone who has anything bad to say about her,” Paul Guyett, an engineer at Orbital Operations and a former Starship engineer at SpaceX, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
But despite how truly bad — and I do mean bad — “Scary Movie” is, there’s something that remains enjoyable about it.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
When a beefy bad guy who was about to squish a normal-sized good guy received a crippling blow to the scrotum, I laughed.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
He says everyone in the house has a job, and Arlo and I are full-time employees at High School Inc. That’s his bad dad joke, letting us know we are not allowed to slack off.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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