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bald-headed
  • s  lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
    a bald-headed gentleman
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baptistic
  • a  of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church
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bad
  • n  that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
    take the bad with the good
  • a  having undesirable or negative qualities
    a bad report card
    his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
    a bad little boy
    clothes in bad shape
    a bad cut
    bad luck
    the news was very bad
    the reviews were bad
    the pay is bad
    it was a bad light for reading
    the movie was a bad choice
  • s  very intense
    a bad headache
    had a big (or bad) shock
    a bad earthquake
    a bad storm
  • s  feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
    my throat feels bad
    she felt bad all over
  • s  (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
    bad meat
  • a  feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
    he felt bad about breaking the vase
  • s  not capable of being collected
    a bad (or uncollectible) debt
  • s  below average in quality or performance
    a bad chess player
    a bad recital
  • s  nonstandard
    so-called bad grammar
  • s  not financially safe or secure
    a bad investment
  • s  physically unsound or diseased
    has a bad back
    a bad heart
    bad teeth
  • s  capable of harming
    bad air
    smoking is bad for you
  • s  characterized by wickedness or immorality
    led a very bad life
  • s  reproduced fraudulently
    like a bad penny...
  • s  not working properly
    a bad telephone connection
  • r  with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
    the injury hurt badly
    the buildings were badly shaken
    it hurts bad
    we need water bad
  • r  very much; strongly
    I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
    the cables had sagged badly
    they were badly in need of help
    he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it
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bald-faced
  • s  (of animals) having white markings on the face
  • s  unrestrained by convention or propriety
    bald-faced lies
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baffled
  • n  people who are frustrated and perplexed
    the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled
  • v  be a mystery or bewildering to
  • v  hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • v  check the emission of (sound)
  • s  perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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