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bad adjective

  /baːd/ , /bæd/ , /bæːd/ , /bɛd/ , /bɛəd/
  • Unfavorable; negative; not good.
 schlecht, schlimm, übel
  • Not suitable or fitting.
  • Not appropriate, of manners etc.
  • Faulty; not functional.
  • (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
 schlecht
  • Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
 schlecht, unangenehm
  • (sometimes, childish) Evil; wicked.
 böse, schlecht

ill adjective

  /ɪl/
  • Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. [from 15th c.]
 krank, siech
  • Having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]
 übel, schlecht

badly adverb

  /ˈbæd.li/
  • In a bad manner.
 schlecht

worse adjective

  /wɜːs/ , /wɝs/ , [wəɪs]
  • comparative form of bad
 schlechter, schlimmer, ärger

worse adverb

  /wɜːs/ , /wɝs/ , [wəɪs]
  • .
  • Less skillfully.
  • More severely or seriously.
  • (sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.
 schlechter, schlimmer
for better or worse
auf Gedeih und Verderb
one's bark is worse than one's bite
Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht
the cure is worse than the disease
vom Regen in die Traufe kommen
worse for wear
abgenutzt, trunken
for better or for worse
auf Gedeih und Verderb
worse things happen at sea
(es) könnte schlimmer sein
get worse
verschlechtern
make worse
verschlechtern
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