Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BAD
BAD, a. [Pers. بَدْ bad, evil, depraved; allied perhaps to Ar. بَادَ bada. Heb. Ch. Syr. and Sam. אבד abad, to perish or destroy.]
- Ill; evil; opposed to good; a word of general use, denoting physical defects and moral faults, in men and things; as, a bad man, a bad heart, a bad design, bad air, bad water, bad books.
- Vicious; corrupt; depraved, in a moral sense; as, a bad life; a bad action.
- Unwholesome; as, bad provisions.
- Unfortunate; unprosperous; as, a bad state of affairs.
- Unskillful; as, a bad player.
- Small; poor; as, a bad crop.
- Infirm; as, a bad state of health.
- Feeble, corrupt, or oppressive; as, a bad government.
- Hurtful; pernicious; as, fine print is bad for the eyes.
- Unfavorable; as, a bad season.
- Poor; steril; as, a bad soil.
- Rough or muddy; as, a bad road. In short, bad expresses whatever is injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, unlawful or immoral; whatever is offensive, painful or unfavorable; or what is defective.
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