baddish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of baddish
Example Sentences
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I was prepared for baddish news, but not for it to be delivered so swiftly and decisively.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2021
"Thank ye, sir, I be baddish just now again, but I ain't worse on the whole," was the man's reply.
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
But it was a baddish go, and though I was out of bed in five days, it took me some time to get my legs again.
From The Thirty-Nine Steps by Buchan, John
This is a part of the town where baddish cigars prevail.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
A bit before sundown we were at the edge of the chaparral—a tangle of bushes and quaking asp—rather a baddish place in which to stumble upon her serene highness.
From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various
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