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"
very intense; "a bad headache" "in a big rage" "had a big (or bad) shock" "a bad earthquake" "a bad storm"
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"
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth" "regretful over mistakes she had made" "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player" "a bad recital"
nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
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"
physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back" "a bad heart" "bad teeth" "an unsound limb" "unsound teeth"
capable of harming; "bad air" "smoking is bad for you"
characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"
reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..." "a forged twenty dollar bill"
not working properly; "a bad telephone connection" "a defective appliance"