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baddish

baddish adjective: somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and bad.

Adjective

baddish (comparative more baddish, superlative most baddish)

  1. Somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and bad.

Forms of baddish

comparativemore baddish
superlativemost baddish

Origin of baddish

From bad + -ish.

Words formed from baddish

Words that rhyme with baddish

Questions about baddish

What does baddish mean?
Baddish means somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and bad.
What part of speech is baddish?
Baddish is an adjective.

Words near baddish in the dictionary

  1. baddie
  2. baddies
  3. Baddiley
  4. badding
  5. badding up
  6. baddish
  7. baddishness
  8. badditude
  9. baddy
  10. baddy two shoes
  11. baddy two-shoes

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