Bad (?), imp. of Bid.
Bade. [Obs.]
Dryden.
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Bad (?), a. [Compar. Worse (?); superl. Worst (?). ] [Probably fr. AS. baeddel hermaphrodite; cf. baedling effeminate fellow.]
Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
Sometimes used substantively.
The strong antipathy of good to bad.
Pope.
Syn. -- Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.
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