bad

/bæd/ adj (comparative worse /wɜrs/, superlative worst /wɜrst/) (LOW QUALITY)

Definition

› of very low quality; not acceptable: bad manners We thought the hotel was bad and the food was terrible. That was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.

(Definition of bad adj (LOW QUALITY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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