n that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
take the bad with the good
a 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
s very intense
a bad headache had a big (or bad) shock a bad earthquake a bad storm
s feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
my throat feels bad she felt bad all over
s (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
bad meat
a feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
he felt bad about breaking the vase
s not capable of being collected
a bad (or uncollectible) debt
s below average in quality or performance
a bad chess player a bad recital
s nonstandard
so-called bad grammar
s not financially safe or secure
a bad investment
s physically unsound or diseased
has a bad back a bad heart bad teeth
s capable of harming
bad air smoking is bad for you
s characterized by wickedness or immorality
led a very bad life
s reproduced fraudulently
like a bad penny...
s not working properly
a bad telephone connection
r 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
r 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
Bad Astronomy is the work of Phil Plait, a good astronomer who used to work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a device which started off bad but ended up good.
The maxim holds true: too much of anything is bad for you.
'Breaking Bad': Creator Vince Gilligan spills on the final eight episodes When "Breaking Bad" left off last summer, tenacious DEA agent Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) was hot on the trail ? and, er, toilet ? of meth maker Walter White (Bryan Cranston). And when the revered drama returns with the second half of season 5 (beginning Aug. 11 on AMC), what should we brace for? Among other things, maybe a bit of self-reflection from the cancer-stricken chemistry teacher who ...
June 13, 2013 - CNN
'Breaking Bad' creator on last episodes When "Breaking Bad" left off last summer, tenacious DEA agent Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) was hot on the trail — and, er, toilet — of meth maker Walter White (Bryan Cranston). And when the revered drama returns with the second half of season 5 (beginning Aug. 11 on AMC), what should we brace for? Among other things, maybe a bit of self-reflection from the cancer-stricken chemistry teacher who ...
June 13, 2013 - CNN
Lance Armstrong in The Associated Press Landis' credibility is like a carton of sour milk: once you take the first sip, you don't have to drink the rest to know it has all gone bad,Armstrong said in a statement.
Jens Stoltenberg in Salon These are separate individuals that are responsible for criminal acts,Stoltenberg said. "It is always bad to judge a whole group of people from what individuals are doing and that is independently of what group these people belong to."
Jesse James in The Sun He said: "There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way."