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BADDER
Adjective
badder
(nonstandard or obsolete) comparative form of bad.
• Chaucer
Usage notes
The standard comparative is worse.
Antonyms
• gooder
Anagrams
• Bedard, barded, bredda
Source: Wiktionary
Bad"der,
Definition: compar. of Bad, a. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BAD
Bad, imp.
Definition: of Bid. Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.
Bad, a. [Compar. Worse; superl. Worst. ] Etym: [Probably fr. AS. bæddel hermaphrodite; cf. bædling effeminate fellow.]
Definition: Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
Note: Sometimes used substantively. The strong antipathy of good to bad. Pope.
Syn.
– Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
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