n. Function: adjective
1 falling short of a standard of what is satisfactory FF1C; a bad repair job FF1E;
Synonyms: amiss, ||bum, ||crappy, dissatisfactory, poor, ||punk, rotten, unsatisfactory, up, wrong
Related Words: deficient, inadequate, inferior; careless, slipshod; defective, disordered, off, unsound; execrable, ||lousy, miserable, ||pisspoor, wretched; inadmissible, objectionable, unacceptable; insufferable, intolerable
Idioms: below par, not up to snuff ( or scratch)
Contrasted Words: excellent, fine, meritorious; acceptable, adequate, sound
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Synonyms: WRONG 1, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, vicious, wicked
Related Words: arrant, peccant; graceless, improper, indecorous, untoward; disorderly, misbehaving, naughty, rowdy, ruffianly, unruly; froward, perverse
Antonyms: good
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Synonyms: EVIL 5, ill, unfavorable
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Synonyms: EVIL 6, inauspicious
5 having undergone decay FF1C; one bad apple can spoil the barrel FF1E;
Synonyms: decayed, putrid, rotten, spoiled
Related Words: fusty, stale; mildewed, moldered, moldy, moth-eaten, musty, rancid, worm-eaten; decomposed, putrefied, putrifacted; tainted, turned
Contrasted Words: crisp, dewy, fresh, sweet, unspoiled; choice, picked, prime
Antonyms: good
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Synonyms: NAUGHTY 1, ill-behaved, misbehaving, mischievous, paw
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Synonyms: TOUGH 8, rough
8 arousing discomfort or distaste FF1C; a bad smell FF1E;
Synonyms: ||chiselly, disagreeable, displeasing, rotten, sour, unhappy, unpleasant
Related Words: disgusting, foul, nauseating, noisome, noxious, offensive, repulsive, sickening; abhorrent, hateful, loathsome, obnoxious; uneasy; thankless, ungrateful; distasteful, distressing, sticky; ungracious, unhandsome
Contrasted Words: agreeable, pleasant, pleasing, refreshing, soothing; unoffensive
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Synonyms: HARMFUL , damaging, deleterious, detrimental, evil, hurtful, injurious, mischievous, nocent, nocuous
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Synonyms: DOWNCAST , crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, dispirited, down, downhearted, low, woebegone
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Synonyms: NULL , invalid, null and void, void