Definitions
adverb
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
“the injury hurt badly”
adjective
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
“my throat feels bad”
adjective
below average in quality or performance
“a bad chess player”
adjective
capable of harming
“bad air”
adjective
characterized by wickedness or immorality
“led a very bad life”
adjective
having undesirable or negative qualities
“a bad report card”
adjective
nonstandard
“so-called bad grammar”
noun
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
“take the bad with the good”
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