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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Party leaders have all but asked the candidates at the bottom of the polls to bow out, but understandably the response has been, “Why me? I’m no worse than the others.”
From Los Angeles Times
As Needham pointed out, “no chip company will launch a product and say it is worse than the competition.”
From Barron's
The broader weakness and the Iran war may have distracted investors from just how bad things have gotten for the megacap market leaders.
From Barron's
Mining stocks are on a bad run, and the selloff deepened on Thursday as the apparent lack of progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran put investors on edge.
From Barron's
To make matters worse, stablecoin rival Tether announced it had hired a Big Four accounting firm to complete its first full independent audit, adding to chatter about the company’s potential U.S. expansion.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
