Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Old superlative of bad. See bad.

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  • adjective nonstandard superlative form of bad: most bad.

Etymologies

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bad +‎ -est

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Examples

  • Q: What do they call the baddest dude on the Winter Olympic ski slopes?

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Q: What do they call the baddest dude on the Winter Olympic ski slopes?

    Fore, right! 2010

  • I wonder if that "baddest" - of-all-Muslims, Osama was not hiding in Pakistan, would the story have received this much attention?

    Parvez Sharma: The Martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto 2008

  • "" Some people want to be bullies, want to be known as the baddest guy on the block, '' he says.

    The New Gangsta On The Block 2008

  • Ally said her underage client, who his neighbors in the Washington Houses described as the "baddest boy in the building," had not been arrested before.

    NY Daily News CORKY SIEMASZKO 2011

  • Ally said her underage client, who his neighbors in the Washington Houses described as the "baddest boy in the building," had not been arrested before.

    NY Daily News MELISSA GRACE 2011

  • Ally said his underage client, who neighbors in the Washington Houses described as the "baddest boy in the building," had not been arrested before.

    NY Daily News BY MELISSA GRACE 2011

  • Before February 11, 1990, there was a growing belief that Mike Tyson (known as the baddest man on the planet) ...

    BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs 2010

  • Fedor Emelianenko has been called the baddest man on the planet.

    Business Pundit 2009

  • Thank you President Obama, ex-Prez Cool Clinton, V. P Gore and Biden, & Sct'y of State Hillary Clinton (the 'baddest' woman in gov't!).

    Obama applauds release of freed American journalists 2009

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