bad


Meanings

  • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency;
    • "take the bad with the good"
  • 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"
  • very intense;
    • "a bad headache"
    • "had a big (or bad) shock"
    • "a bad earthquake"
    • "a bad storm"
  • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');
    • "my throat feels bad"
    • "she felt bad all over"
  • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition;
    • "bad meat"
  • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone;
    • "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
  • not capable of being collected;
    • "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
  • below average in quality or performance;
    • "a bad chess player"
    • "a bad recital"
  • nonstandard;
    • "so-called bad grammar"
  • not financially safe or secure;
    • "a bad investment"
  • physically unsound or diseased;
    • "has a bad back"
    • "a bad heart"
    • "bad teeth"
  • capable of harming;
    • "bad air"
    • "smoking is bad for you"
  • characterized by wickedness or immorality;
    • "led a very bad life"
  • reproduced fraudulently;
    • "like a bad penny..."
  • not working properly;
    • "a bad telephone connection"
  • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly');
    • "the injury hurt badly"
    • "the buildings were badly shaken"
    • "it hurts bad"
    • "we need water bad"
  • very much; strongly;
    • "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"
    • "the cables had sagged badly"
    • "they were badly in need of help"
    • "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
  • BAD adj BADDER, BADDEST very good
  • BAD adj WORSE, WORST not good in any way
  • BAD n pl. -S something that is bad


Scrabble Score: 6

bad is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

bad is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

bad is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

bad is a valid Words With Friends word