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bad lot

bad lot noun: a bad person.

Noun

bad lot (plural bad lots)

  1. A bad person.
    • But he's a bad lot, is the master — a thorough bad lot, take my word for it, and I'm one as knows him well — too well, by a deal.1875 October 16, Charles Dickens, “The Red House”, in All the Year Round
    • “I went on, ‘I’m going to warn you, whether you like it or not. That man would as soon murder you in your bed as look at you. He’s a bad lot. You can say what you like to me, but remember what I’ve told you. He’s a bad lot!’”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 15

bad lot meaning in Tamil

bad lot in Tamil

தரமில்லாத குவியல்

Forms of bad lot

pluralbad lots

Questions about bad lot

What does bad lot mean?
Bad lot means a bad person.
What is bad lot in Tamil?
Bad lot in Tamil is தரமில்லாத குவியல். See Bad lot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bad lot?
Bad lot is a noun.
What is the plural of bad lot?
The plural of bad lot is bad lots.

Words near bad lot in the dictionary

  1. bad light
  2. bad looker
  3. bad lookers
  4. bad loser
  5. bad losers
  6. bad lot
  7. bad lots
  8. bad luck
  9. bad manners
  10. bad medicine
  11. Bad Mergentheim

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