The Word 'BAD'

Bad (adjective)

definition:
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

example:
"my throat feels bad"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
not in an edible or usable condition, in referring to foodstuffs

example:
"The meat was bad. "

Bad (adjective)

definition:
not working properly

example:
"a bad telephone connection"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
reproduced fraudulently

example:
"like a bad penny..."

Bad (adjective)

definition:
having undesirable or negative qualities

example:
"a bad report card"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
characterized by wickedness or immorality

example:
"led a very bad life"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Bad (adjective)

definition:
capable of harming

Bad (adjective)

definition:
physically unsound or diseased

example:
"has a bad back"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
very intense

example:
"a bad headache"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
not financially safe or secure

example:
"a bad investment"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
nonstandard

example:
"so-called bad grammar"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
below average in quality or performance

example:
"a bad chess player"

Bad (adjective)

definition:
not capable of being collected

example:
"a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

Bad (adverb)

definition:
very much

Bad (adverb)

definition:
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

example:
"the injury hurt badly"

Bad (noun)

definition:
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

example:
"take the bad with the good"