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bader definition
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Overview of adj bad The adj bad has 14 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (51) bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice") 2. (3) bad big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm") 3. (3) bad tough -- (feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in "he was feeling tough after a restless night")) 4. (1) bad spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food") 5. bad uncollectible -- (not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt") 6. bad -- (below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital") 7. bad -- ((linguistics; informal) "so-called bad grammar") 8. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises") 9. bad unfit, unsound -- (physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth") 10. bad -- (capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you") 11. bad sorry -- (keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase") 12. bad immoral -- (characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life") 13. bad forged -- (reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill") 14. bad defective -- (not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance") Antonyms of adj bad 14 senses of bad Sense 1 bad (vs. good) good (vs. bad) => bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing => good enough => goodish => redeeming(postnominal) => satisfactory, acceptable => solid => suitable => superb => well-behaved, well behaved => hot Sense 2 bad big INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 3 bad tough INDIRECT (VIA uncomfortable) -> comfortable, comfy Sense 4 bad spoiled, spoilt INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh Sense 5 bad uncollectible INDIRECT (VIA invalid) -> valid Sense 6 bad INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 7 bad INDIRECT (VIA nonstandard) -> standard, received Sense 8 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative INDIRECT (VIA unsound) -> sound Sense 9 bad unfit, unsound INDIRECT (VIA unhealthy) -> healthy Sense 10 bad INDIRECT (VIA harmful) -> harmless Sense 11 bad sorry INDIRECT (VIA unhappy) -> happy Sense 12 bad immoral INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good Sense 13 bad forged INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt Sense 14 bad defective INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning Similarity of adj bad 14 senses of bad Sense 1 bad (vs. good) => atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable => corked, corky => deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry => fearful, frightful, terrible => hard, tough => hopeless => horrid => icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky => incompetent, unskilled => mediocre => mischievous, naughty => negative => poor => pretty => rubber, no-good => severe => swingeing => unfavorable => unsatisfactory => unsuitable => ill => uncool Also See-> disobedient#1; evil#1, wicked#4; unfavorable#1, unfavourable#1; worse#1; worst#1 Sense 2 bad big => intense (vs. mild) Sense 3 bad tough => uncomfortable (vs. comfortable) Sense 4 bad spoiled, spoilt => stale (vs. fresh) Sense 5 bad uncollectible => invalid (vs. valid) Sense 6 bad => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 7 bad => nonstandard (vs. standard) Sense 8 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative => unsound (vs. sound) Sense 9 bad unfit, unsound => unhealthy (vs. healthy) Sense 10 bad => harmful (vs. harmless) Sense 11 bad sorry => unhappy (vs. happy) Sense 12 bad immoral => evil (vs. good), wicked Sense 13 bad forged => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative Sense 14 bad defective => malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional Attributes of adj bad 1 of 14 senses of bad Sense 1 bad (vs. good) => quality Familiarity of adj bad bad used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 14) Grep of adj bad bad bad-tempered in a bad way not bad too bad Overview of adj bad The adj bad has 14 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (51) bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice") 2. (3) bad big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm") 3. (3) bad tough -- (feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in "he was feeling tough after a restless night")) 4. (1) bad spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food") 5. bad uncollectible -- (not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt") 6. bad -- (below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital") 7. bad -- ((linguistics; informal) "so-called bad grammar") 8. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises") 9. bad unfit, unsound -- (physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth") 10. bad -- (capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you") 11. bad sorry -- (keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase") 12. bad immoral -- (characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life") 13. bad forged -- (reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill") 14. bad defective -- (not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance")
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