Deeper Dive: bad
QuotesCollocationsThe ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. George Washington
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers
feel bad (about something)
in a bad way
not bad
too bad
bad adjective [comparative Worse (wûs); superlative Worst (wûst).] [Probably fr. AS. bæddel hermaphrodite; cf. bædling effeminate fellow.]
Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; – the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad crop; bad news.
Sometimes used substantively.The strong antipathy of good to bad. Pope.Syn. – Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.
-- Webster's unabridged 1913
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