Are you trying to hyphenate bad? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency Take the bad with the good |
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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 |
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Very intense A bad headache In a big rage Had a big (or bad) shock A bad earthquake A bad storm |
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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 |
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(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition Bad meat A refrigerator full of spoilt food |
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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 |
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Not capable of being collected A bad (or uncollectible) debt |
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Below average in quality or performance A bad chess player A bad recital |
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Nonstandard So-called bad grammar |
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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 |
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Physically unsound or diseased Has a bad back A bad heart Bad teeth An unsound limb Unsound teeth |
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Capable of harming Bad air Smoking is bad for you |
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Characterized by wickedness or immorality Led a very bad life |
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Reproduced fraudulently Like a bad penny... A forged twenty dollar bill |
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Not working properly A bad telephone connection A defective appliance |
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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 |
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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 |