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Common in the 14c-18c, but yielded to comparative worse and superlative worst. | Common in the 14c-18c, but yielded to comparative worse and superlative worst. | ||
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Uncertain; possibly from Old English derogatory term bæddeland and its diminutive bædling "effeminate man, hermaphrodite, pederast," probably related to bædan "to defile." | Uncertain; possibly from Old English derogatory term bæddeland and its diminutive bædling "effeminate man, hermaphrodite, pederast," probably related to bædan "to defile." | ||
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- inferior in quality; | - inferior in quality; | ||
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- from the '''derogatory''' meaning, bad used as a general term of '''approbation''': good, excellent, impressive; esp. stylish or attractive which might have emerged from the ambivalence of expressions like bad nigger, used as a term of reproach by whites | - from the '''derogatory''' meaning, bad used as a general term of '''approbation''': good, excellent, impressive; esp. stylish or attractive which might have emerged from the ambivalence of expressions like bad nigger, used as a term of reproach by whites | ||
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Verze z 27. 11. 2014, 09:49
Bad (adj.)
Form[1]
ME: badd, badde, bad
Comparative ME– badder
Superlative ME –baddest
Common in the 14c-18c, but yielded to comparative worse and superlative worst.
Origin[2]
Uncertain; possibly from Old English derogatory term bæddeland and its diminutive bædling "effeminate man, hermaphrodite, pederast," probably related to bædan "to defile."
Meaning[1]
- inferior in quality;
- wicked, evil, vicious; (esp. 13c.)
- in a privative sense: not good
- containing or characterized by errors, faulty;
- lacking or failing to conform to moral virtue, immoral; - with reference to sickness, injury, or unhappiness;
- in ill health, unwell, poorly, sick; suffering from disease or injury
Semantic shift'[1]
- from the derogatory meaning, bad used as a general term of approbation: good, excellent, impressive; esp. stylish or attractive which might have emerged from the ambivalence of expressions like bad nigger, used as a term of reproach by whites
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 "bad." The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 26 Nov 2014 http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/14540
- ↑ "bad." Online Etymology Dictionary. Harper, Douglas. 26 Nov 2014 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=bad&searchmode=none