Bad and Short

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess

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

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Bad and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Short".

Both words in one sentence

  • Big, Thin, Short Trio The Toad (short and bad-tempered) and his henchrats Spike (thin) and Whitey (big and good-natured) from Flushed Away.
  • Not only is good or bad subjective, so is long and short, and what is considered long is dependent on the medium, and if the work is great because of its short length or in spite of it.
  • Literature / The Laundry Series It is classified as KGB.2.YA, which doesn't sound too bad until you realize it's short for "Kiss Good-Bye 2 Your Ass".
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