adjective “bad”
bad, Komp. worse, Sup. worst
- lacking in quality or below the standard expected
Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.
The competitor's language-learning app is really bad.
- inappropriate or not suitable for a certain situation or context
Wearing pajamas to a job interview is in bad taste.
- unhealthy, harmful
Eating too much sugar is bad for your health.
- feeling unwell
After eating that expired yogurt, she looked really bad and had to lie down.
- not behaving properly or acting in a disobedient way
Tommy was being bad by drawing on the walls instead of his coloring book.
- stressful, unpleasant
Getting lost in a foreign city can be a really bad situation, especially without a phone.
- morally wrong or evil
The villain in the story was very bad, stealing from everyone in the village.
- not working correctly or broken
The fridge is making a strange noise; I think the motor is bad.
- decomposed, not fit to eat
The milk smelled sour, so I checked the date and realized it had gone bad.
- having an unpleasant smell
After eating garlic, he was self-conscious about his bad breath during the meeting.
- lacking skill or proficiency (at something)
Despite practicing for weeks, she was still bad at playing the violin.
- severe, strong
We are in a bad need of new financing.
adverb “bad”
- (informal) to a great degree or intensely