BAD, adjective [Heb. to perish or destroy] 1. Ill; evil; opposed to good; a word of general use, denoting physical defects and moral faults, in men and things; as a bad man, a bad heart, a bad design, bad air, bad water, bad books. 2. Vicious; corrupt; depraved, in a moral sense; as a bad life; a bad action. 3. Unwholesome; as bad provisions. 4. Unfortunate; unprosperous; as a bad state of affairs. 5. Unskillful; as a bad player. 6. Small; poor; as a bad crop. 7. Infirm; as a bad state of health. 8. Feeble, corrupt, or oppressive; as a bad government. 9. Hurtful; pernicious; as, fine print is bad for the eyes. 10. Unfavorable; as a bad season. 11. Poor; sterile; as a bad soil. 12. Rough or muddy; as a bad road. In short, bad expresses whatever is injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, unlawful or immoral; whatever is offensive, painful or unfavorable; or what is defective.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI