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Webster 1913 Edition

Bad

Bad

(băd)
,
imp.
of
Bid
.
Bade.
[Obs.]
Dryden.

Bad

(băd)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Worse
(wûs)
;
sup
erl.
Worst
(wûst)
.]
[Probably fr. AS.
bæddel
hermaphrodite; cf.
bædling
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
air;
bad
health; a
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bad

BAD

, a.[Heb. to perish or destroy]
1.
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.
2.
Vicious; corrupt; depraved, in a moral sense; as a bad life; a bad action.
3.
Unwholesome; as bad provisions.
4.
Unfortunate; unprosperous; as a bad state of affairs.
5.
Unskillful; as a bad player.
6.
Small; poor; as a bad crop.
7.
Infirm; as a bad state of health.
8.
Feeble, corrupt, or oppressive; as a bad government.
9.
Hurtful; pernicious; as, fine print is bad for the eyes.
10. Unfavorable; as a bad season.
11. Poor; sterile; as a bad soil.
12. 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.

Definition 2024

bád

bád

See also: bad, Bad, bað, båd, and բադ

Eton (Cameroon)

Verb

bád

  1. to simulate

References

  • Mark Van de Velde, A Grammar of Eton (2008, ISBN 3110207850)

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Old English bāt.

Noun

bád m ‎(genitive singular báid, nominative plural báid)

  1. boat
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Usage notes

Although this word is grammatically masculine, it takes a feminine pronoun; compare the use of she to refer to boats in English.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • bádhad (obsolete)

Verb

bád

  1. (archaic, Munster) first-person singular present subjunctive of báigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bád bhád mbád
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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