ˈbæd.li ˈbæd.nəs dɪˈfɛktɪv fɔːdʒd ˈɹɪski ˈsɔɹi ˈsɒɹi ˈsɑɹi ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv spɔɪld spɔɪlt tʌf ʌn.kəˈlɛktɨbl̩ ʌnˈfɪt ˌʌnˈsaʊnd very much; strongly I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it the cables had sagged badly they were badly in need of help he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’) the injury hurt badly the buildings were badly shaken it hurts bad we need water bad 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 not working properly a bad telephone connection a defective appliance reproduced fraudulently like a bad penny … a forged twenty dollar bill 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 characterized by wickedness or immorality led a very bad life 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 capable of harming bad air smoking is bad for you physically unsound or diseased has a bad back a bad heart bad teeth an unsound limb unsound teeth serious or severe a bad headache in a big rage had a big (or bad) shock a bad earthquake a bad storm 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 nonstandard so-called bad grammar below average in quality or performance a bad chess player a bad recital not capable of being collected a bad (or uncollectible) debt that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency take the bad with the good