Bad vs. Naughty
Difference Between Bad and Naughty
Badadjective
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
You have bad credit.The weather looks pretty bad right now.Don't talk to him; he's in a bad mood.Naughtyadjective
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.Badadjective
Not suitable or fitting.
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?Naughtyadjective
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!Badadjective
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.Naughtyadjective
Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
Badadjective
Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.Naughtyadjective
(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.
Badadjective
Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.I've had a bad back since the accident.Naughtyadjective
suggestive of sexual impropriety;
a blue movieblue jokeshe skips asterisks and gives you the gamy detailsa juicy scandala naughty winknaughty wordsracy anecdotesa risque storyspicy gossipBadadjective
Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.Naughtyadjective
badly behaved;
he was saucy and mischievous in schoola naughty boyBadadjective
Evil; wicked.
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.Badadjective
Faulty; not functional.
I had a bad headlight.Badadjective
(of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
These apples have gone bad.Badadjective
(of breath) Malodorous; foul.
Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.Badadjective
False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.Badadjective
Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
I'm pretty bad at speaking French.He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.Badadjective
Of poor physical appearance.
I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.I don't look bad in this dress, do I?Badadjective
(informal) Bold and daring.
Badadjective
(hip-hop slang) Good; superlative.
Badadjective
Severe, urgent.
He is in bad need of a haircut.Badadjective
Overly promiscuous, licentious.
Badadjective
(slang) Fantastic.
You is SIC bad, man!Badadverb
Badly.
I didn't do too bad in the last exam.Badnoun
(slang) Error, mistake.
Sorry, my bad!Badnoun
An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
Badverb
(archaic) lang=en. See bade.
Badverb
To shell (a walnut).
Badnoun
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency;
take the bad with the goodBadadjective
having undesirable or negative qualities;
a bad report cardhis sloppy appearance made a bad impressiona bad little boyclothes in bad shapea bad cutbad luckthe news was very badthe reviews were badthe pay is badit was a bad light for readingthe movie was a bad choiceBadadjective
very intense;
a bad headachein a big ragehad a big (or bad) shocka bad earthquakea bad stormBadadjective
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');
my throat feels badshe felt bad all overhe was feeling tough after a restless nightBadadjective
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition;
bad meata refrigerator full of spoilt foodBadadjective
not capable of being collected;
a bad (or uncollectible) debtBadadjective
below average in quality or performance;
a bad chess playera bad recitalBadadjective
nonstandard;
so-called bad grammarBadadjective
not financially safe or secure;
a bad investmenthigh risk investmentsanything that promises to pay too much can't help being riskyspeculative business enterprisesBadadjective
physically unsound or diseased;
has a bad backa bad heartbad teethan unsound limbunsound teethBadadjective
capable of harming;
bad habitsbad airsmoking is bad for youBadadjective
keenly sorry or regretful;
felt bad about letting the team downwas sorry that she had treated him so badlyfelt bad about breaking the vaseBadadjective
characterized by wickedness or immorality;
led a very bad lifeBadadjective
reproduced fraudulently;
like a bad penny...a forged twenty dollar billBadadjective
not working properly;
a bad telephone connectiona defective applianceBadadverb
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly');
the injury hurt badlythe buildings were badly shakenit hurts badwe need water badBadadverb
very much; strongly;
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for itthe cables had sagged badlythey were badly in need of helphe wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it
