mauvais
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Examples from the Web for mauvais
Historical Examples of mauvais
I have no idea of those people sending every mauvais sujet to Hell.'
The Infernal MarriageBenjamin Disraeli
Badly dressed, but from poverty and economy more than from mauvais got.
OverlookedMaurice Baring
“I believe—between ourselves—he is just a mauvais sujet,” said he.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth SeriesMrs. Henry Wood
You've a treat in store for you—and a mauvais quat' d'heure!
King--of the Khyber RiflesTalbot Mundy
Or rather, I do not tell you the worst—that mauvais Herbert!
Mrs. Halliburton's TroublesMrs. Henry Wood