Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Textbook
Textbook adjective - Constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated.
Usage example: a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
Both words in one sentence
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Eames's bad cop is often a Straw Feminist, while Goren's is a textbook case of Brooklyn Rage (complete with exaggerated accent).
Source: Good Cop/Bad Cop - Which also showed a similar lack of quality., to the point where it can be considered both a self-parody and a textbook example of several bad tropes.
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The situation is bad enough to warrant being mentioned as an example in a textbook.
Source: Website / Gaia Online
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Textbook and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/textbook
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Textbook or Bad. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/textbook.
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