Bad and Defiant

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Bad adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.

Usage example: the children were bad, so they didn't get dessert

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Defiant and bad are semantically related. in naughty topic. In some cases you can use "Defiant" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

Usage example: the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football

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Bad and defiant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Defiant".

Nearby Words: defiance, defiantly

Too bad for him, Tank Girl is Too Kinky to Torture and remains cheerfully defiant all the way.

Source: Break The Cutie / Live-Action Films
Defiant Stone Throw Deliberately Bad Example(s): Lots of characters demonstrate Ryuhou's sincerity by doing what he would do if he had ulterior motives.

Source: Anime / s-CRY-ed
In the catalyzing event of the Spider Robinson novel Very Bad Deaths, a serial killer thinks he's about to die and engages in a defiant harangue of God...and a telepath overhears.

Source: Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter! aka: Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter

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