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Common
adj
•
Unfavorable
;
negative
; not good.
•
Not
suitable
or
fitting
.
•
Not
appropriate
, of
manners
etc.
•
Unhealthy
;
liable
to
cause
health
problems
.
•
Sickly
,
unhealthy
,
unwell
.
•
Not
behaving
;
behaving
badly
;
misbehaving
;
mischievous
or
disobedient
.
•
Tricky
;
stressful
;
unpleasant
.
•
Evil
;
wicked
.
•
Faulty
; not
functional
.
•
Spoiled
,
rotten
,
overripe
.
•
Malodorous
;
foul
.
•
False
;
counterfeit
;
illegitimate
.
•
Unskilled
; of
limited
ability
; not good.
•
Of
poor
physical
appearance
.
•
Bold
and
daring
.
•
Good,
superlative
,
excellent
,
cool
.
•
Severe
,
urgent
.
•
In American English:
Overly
promiscuous
,
licentious
.
•
Not
covered
by
funds
on account
.
noun
•
Error
,
mistake
.
•
In Economics:
An
item
(or
kind of
item
) of
merchandise
with
negative
value; an
unwanted
good.
adv
•
Badly
.
verb
•
alternative
past
of
bid
. See
bade
.
•
In British English:
To
shell
(a
walnut
).
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spurious
shitty
improper
worst-case
wicked
fermented
fake
ill
disagreeable
harmful
naff
foul
unsuitable
pathetic
inferior
abominable
frightful
horrendous
lousy
severe
disgusting
abysmal
unsatisfactory
inept
vile
dire
hot
inadequate
badass
unpleasant
coarse
poorly
unsound
wretched
corrupt
unfit
abandoned
sloppy
loathsome
wrong
peak
unwholesome
incompetent
base
intolerable
terrible
malodorous
faulty
ungodly
dismal
hideous
horrible
inelegant
dreadful
urgent
false
amiss
unsightly
crummy
ungood
unfavourable
worst
bungling
unhealthful
poor
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beneficial
propitious
reputable
prime
sufficient
great
honest
profitable
exceptional
plus
virtuous
choice
adequate
advantageous
premium
true
good
proper
decent
benevolent
satisfactory
sincere
positive
superior
excellent
right
tight
upright
just
beautiful
worthy
competent
first-class
first-rate
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English
bad
Middle English (1100-1500)
bæd
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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