Bad and Darn

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Darn and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Darn" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Darn adjective - Deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure.

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Bad and darn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Darn".

Nearby Words: darned, darner, darning

Especially bad in KQ4 where you need to insert a password by searching through the manual every time you want to start the darn game.

Source: Video Game / King's Quest
It's bad enough that even the Thiefmaker is appalled by it...and makes darn sure that Sabetha always dyes and covers her red hair.

Source: Dye or Die
Since he had not previously been shown to have any particular skills in such areas, it is unclear if he is just darn lucky, she is just that bad, or both.

Source: Bare-Handed Blade Block

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