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badder

American  
[bad-er] / ˈbæd ər /

adjective

  1. Slang. comparative of bad.

  2. Nonstandard. a comparative of bad.


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And in the preseason games that followed, Wemby hinted that—whether or not he actually has gotten bigger—he fully intends to be badder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

The product was meant to roll on and over anything in its path, transporting personnel in all-terrain combat zones: a bigger, badder, wider Jeep.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

“I was a bad guy, badder than anything you can imagine,” he told Newsday in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

Olivia said: "I was getting a bit upset, because it was getting badder and badder and badder."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2024

“I am such a badder ass than Nora.”

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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