Bad (băd), imp. of Bid.
Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.
Bad (băd), a.
[Compar. Worse (wûs);
superl. 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.