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";
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food";
not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance";
reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill";
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;
characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life";
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";
capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you";
physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth";
very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm";
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";
below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital";
not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt";
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 (`bad'' is a nonstandard variant for `badly''); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad";
