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Bad

/bad/
Not good or of poor quality

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Examples:

The weather is bad today; it's raining.The accuracy of a forecast gets worse over time.But I am thankful to say the worst has not happened.

Etymology:

etymology
The word bad originated in Old English as bǣddel, meaning hermaphrodite or effeminate. It evolved to Middle English badde, shifting to denote something not good, unfavorable, or wrong by the 13th century.

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