A mistake, an oversight, a slight; usually apologetic, referring to one's own failures.
Having changed its colour, smell or composition (partially or completely), due to being attacked and decomposed by microorganisms (relating to organic matter); damaged by decay.
With great intensity.
Characterized by wickedness or immorality.
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"
capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
(linguistics; informal) "so-called bad grammar"
below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency: "take the bad with the good"
very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"
not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase"
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in "he was feeling tough after a restless night")
not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
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"
with great intensity; "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly' as in "it hurts bad" or "we need water bad")
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough'' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad''); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
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
not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can''t help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
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"
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
not working properly
reproduced fraudulently
having undesirable or negative qualities
characterized by wickedness or immorality
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
capable of harming
physically unsound or diseased
very intense
not financially safe or secure
nonstandard
below average in quality or performance
not capable of being collected
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
