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
Mrs. Margaret O'Rourke, with the baddish cat following close at her heels, entered the Bilkins mansion, reached her chamber in the attic without being intercepted, and there laid aside her finery.
From A Rivermouth Romance by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
The Prince was a baddish subject, and he had a free-and-easy manner, and wanted tact and refinement.
From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin
The Grimaldi on the whole were a baddish line of potentates, and only lacked largeness of scene to have left the memory of world-tragedies.
From Roman Holidays, and Others by Howells, William Dean
So far as I can make out from your servant you seem to be in a baddish way.
From The People of the Mist by Haggard, Henry Rider
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