adj.
1.having undesirable or negative qualities
2.very intense
3.feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
4.(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
5.not capable of being collected
6.below average in quality or performance
7.nonstandard
8.not financially safe or secure
9.physically unsound or diseased 10.capable of harming 11.keenly sorry or regretful 12.characterized by wickedness or immorality 13.reproduced fraudulently 14.not working properly bad adv.
1.with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
2.very much bad n.
1.that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Idiom of the Day
an old hand at (doing something)
experienced at doing something
My father is an old hand at building kitchen furniture.
