Too-bad

adjective, worse, worst; (Slang) badder, baddest for 36.
1.
not good in any manner or degree.
2.
having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible:
There is no such thing as a bad boy.
3.
of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient:
a bad diamond; a bad spark plug.
4.
inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use:
bad heating; Living conditions in some areas are very bad.
5.
inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty:
a bad guess.
6.
invalid, unsound, or false:
a bad insurance claim; bad judgment.
7.
causing or liable to cause sickness or ill health; injurious or harmful:
Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
8.
suffering from sickness, ill health, pain, or injury; sick; ill:
He felt bad from eating the green apples.
9.
not healthy or in good physical condition; diseased, decayed, or physically weakened:
A bad heart kept him out of the army.
10.
tainted, spoiled, or rotten, especially to the point of being inedible:
The meat is bad because you left it out of the refrigerator too long.
11.
having a disastrous or detrimental effect, result, or tendency; unfavorable:
The drought is bad for the farmers. His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
12.
causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant:
I had a bad flight to Chicago.
13.
easily provoked to anger; irascible:
a bad temper.
14.
cross, irritable, or surly:
If I don’t have my morning coffee, I’m in a bad mood all day.
15.
more uncomfortable, persistent, painful, or dangerous than usual; severe:
a bad attack of asthma.
16.
causing or resulting in disaster or severe damage or destruction:
a bad flood.
17.
regretful, contrite, dejected, or upset:
He felt bad about having to leave the children all alone.
18.
disobedient, naughty, or misbehaving:
If you’re bad at school, you’ll go to bed without supper.
19.
disreputable or dishonorable:
He’s getting a bad name from changing jobs so often.
20.
displaying a lack of skill, talent, proficiency, or judgment:
a bad painting; Bad drivers cause most of the accidents.
21.
causing distress; unfortunate or unfavorable:
I’m afraid I have bad news for you.
22.
not suitable or appropriate; disadvantageous or dangerous:
It was a bad day for fishing.
23.
inclement; considered too stormy, hot, cold, etc.:
We had a bad winter with a lot of snow.
24.
disagreeable or offensive to the senses:
a bad odor.
25.
exhibiting a lack of artistic sensitivity:
The room was decorated in bad taste.
26.
not in keeping with a standard of behavior or conduct; coarse:
bad manners.
27.

vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous:
bad language.
not properly observing rules or customs of grammar, usage, spelling, etc.; incorrect:
He speaks bad English.

28.
unattractive, especially because of a lack of pleasing proportions:
She has a bad figure.
29.
(of the complexion) marred by defects; pockmarked or pimply; blemished:
bad skin.
30.
not profitable or worth the price paid:
The land was a bad buy.
31.
Commerce. deemed uncollectible or irrecoverable and treated as a loss:
a bad debt.
32.
ill-spent; wasted:
Don’t throw good money after bad money.
33.
counterfeit; not genuine:
There was a bad ten-dollar bill in with the change.
34.
having the character of a villain; villainous:
In the movies the good guys always beat the bad guys.
35.
Sports. failing to land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court; missing the mark; not well aimed.
36.
Slang. outstandingly excellent; first-rate:
He’s a bad man on drums, and the fans love him.
noun
37.
that which is bad:
You have to take the bad with the good.
38.
a bad condition, character, or quality:
His health seemed to go from bad to worse.
39.
(used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
The bad are always stirring up trouble.
adverb, Informal.
40.
badly:
He wanted it bad enough to steal it.
Idioms
41.
bad off, in poor or distressed condition or circumstances; destitute:
His family has been pretty bad off since he lost his job.
Also, badly off.
Compare well-off.
42.
go to the bad, to deteriorate physically or morally; go to ruin:
She wept at seeing her son go to the bad.
43.
in a bad way, in severe trouble or distress.
44.
in bad, Informal.

in trouble or distress.
in disfavor:
He’s in bad with his father-in-law.

45.
my bad, Slang. my fault! my mistake!
46.
not bad,

tolerably good; not without merit:
The dinner wasn’t bad, but I’ve had better.
not difficult:
Once you know geometry, trigonometry isn’t bad.

Also, not so bad, not too bad.
47.
too bad, unfortunate or disappointing:
It’s too bad that he didn’t go to college.
48.
to the bad, in arrears:
He’s $100 to the bad on his debt.
adjective worse, worst
1.
not good; of poor quality; inadequate; inferior: bad workmanship, bad soil, bad light for reading
2.
(often foll by at) lacking skill or talent; incompetent: a bad painter, bad at sports
3.
(often foll by for) harmful: bad air, smoking is bad for you
4.
immoral; evil: a bad life
5.
naughty; mischievous; disobedient: a bad child
6.
rotten; decayed; spoiled: a bad egg
7.
severe; intense: a bad headache
8.
incorrect; wrong; faulty: bad pronunciation
9.
ill or in pain (esp in the phrase feel bad)
10.
regretful, sorry, or upset (esp in the phrase feel bad about)
11.
unfavourable; distressing: bad news, a bad business
12.
offensive; unpleasant; disagreeable: bad language, bad temper
13.
not valid or sound; void: a bad cheque
14.
not recoverable: a bad debt
15.
(slang) badder, baddest. good; excellent
16.
go from bad to worse, to deteriorate even more
17.
go bad, to putrefy; spoil
18.
(informal) in a bad way

seriously ill, through sickness or injury
in trouble of any kind

19.
in someone’s bad books, See book (sense 21)
20.
make the best of a bad job, to manage as well as possible in unfavourable circumstances
21.
(informal) not bad, not so bad, passable; fair; fairly good
22.
(informal) not half bad, very good
23.
(informal) too bad, (often used dismissively) regrettable
noun
24.
unfortunate or unpleasant events collectively (often in the phrase take the bad with the good)
25.
an immoral or degenerate state (often in the phrase go to the bad)
26.
the debit side of an account: £200 to the bad
27.
(US & Canadian, informal) my bad, my fault or mistake
adverb
28.
(not standard) badly: to want something bad
verb
1.
a variant of bade
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