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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Maybe with “Cars” safely in the rearview mirror, and me having just exhausted my one bad pun per story with this sentence, Pixar can return to consistent greatness.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Even unhealthy or bad relationships are not bad 100% of the time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
"The parking problems are seriously bad - obviously around Pen y Pass, but throughout the national park," said Rhys ap Gwilym, an economist at Bangor University who has done research on the topic.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
I don’t want to hear from you if I play bad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Some of the messages I could hardly bear to relay: “The hearing was very bad: he sits in the cell without speaking.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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