Bad and Offensive

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Bad

Bad adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: stealing is just plain bad

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Offensive is a synonym for bad in property topic. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Bad", when it comes to topics like good, disagreeable.

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Offensive

Offensive adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.

Usage example: insensitive, offensive remarks about the plight of the homeless

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Bad is a synonym for offensive in good topic. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Offensive", if it concerns topics such as disagreeable.

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

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However, sometimes they find so bad and offensive that they cant even give it Some old bullshit, instead resorting to this.

Source: Broke the Rating Scale
Trying to make bad and offensive episodes ''on purpose'' in order to get cancelled... but they keep being allowed to live.

Source: Web Video / The Mysterious Mr. Enter
Moments where the snark is dropped to point out something legitimately, unacceptably bad or offensive hit all the harder, and moments when genuine praise is meted out are all the more precious for their rarity.

Source: Caustic Critic

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