badness
Variant of bad
bad
definition
bad (bad)
- not good; not as it should be a bad attitude, a bad deal
- defective in quality; below standard; inadequate bad plumbing
- showing a lack of talent, judgment, aptitude, skill, etc. a bad painting, a bad writer
- not pleasant; unfavorable; disagreeable bad news
- rotten; spoiled a bad apple
- incorrect; faulty; erroneous bad spelling
- wicked; immoral
- not behaving properly; mischievous
- causing injury; harmful bad for one's health
- severe a bad storm
- ill; in poor health
- sorry; distressed he feels bad about it
- offensive; disgusting a bad smell
- unpaid and not collectible a bad debt
- Law defective; not valid; void a bad title
- badder bad′·der, baddest bad′·dest☆ Slang very good, stylish, effective, etc.
Etymology: ME bad, badde < ? OE bæddel, hermaphrodite
noun
- anything that is bad; bad quality or state
- wickedness
Related Forms:
- badness bad′·ness noun
bad Idioms
go to the bad
Informal to become wicked, shiftless, etc.; degenerate
in bad
☆ Informal- in trouble
- in disfavor
not bad
Informal good; fairly good; not unsatisfactory
also not half bad or not so bad
the bad
those who are wicked
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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