Bad and Less

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

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Bad and less are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Less".

Nearby Words: lessen, lessening

Cue the slow, rhythmic, sarcastic clapping from the Big Bad or a less idealistic hero.

Source: Sarcastic Clapping
Non-Indicative Name: The book is less about literature being bad in itself so much as the bad effects it can cause on its readers.

Source: Literature / Why Literature Is Bad For You
Of course, he became less and less "bad" as time went on, due to the writers twigging to the fact that he was becoming a role model.

Source: All Girls Want Bad Boys

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