not+very+bad

  • 1not very — Far from, not at all, the opposite of • • • Main Entry: ↑very * * * not very phrase used before adjectives and adverbs for saying that something is only slightly true or that it is not true at all Victor’s suggestions were not very helpful. The… …

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  • 2not as bad as all that — not all that good/bad/big/etc not as good bad big etc as all that phrase used for saying that something is not very good bad big etc I didn’t finish the book – it wasn’t all that interesting …

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  • 3Very Bad Deaths — infobox Book | name = Very Bad Deaths title orig = translator = image caption = author = Spider Robinson cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction, Speculative fiction novel publisher = Baen Books… …

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  • 4not very — used before adjectives and adverbs for saying that something is only slightly true or that it is not true at all Victor s suggestions were not very helpful. The next four years were not very happy ones. The house is not very large, but extremely… …

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  • 5Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day — Infobox Book name = Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day title orig = translator = author = Judith Viorst artist = Ray Cruz country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Children s publisher =… …

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  • 6bad — bad1 W1S1 [bæd] adj comparative worse [wə:s US wə:rs] superlative worst [wə:st US wə:rst] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not good)¦ 2¦(low quality)¦ 3¦(not sensible)¦ 4¦(morally wrong)¦ 5¦(wrong behaviour)¦ 6¦(serious)¦ 7 a bad time/moment etc …

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  • 7bad — 1 Bad, evil, ill, wicked, naughty are comparable when they mean not meeting with the approval of the ethical consciousness. Bad is a very general term and applies to anyone or anything reprehensible, for whatever reason and to whatever degree… …

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  • 8bad — bad1 [bad] adj. worse, worst [ME bad, badde < ? OE bæddel, hermaphrodite] 1. a) not good; not as it should be [a bad attitude, a bad deal] b) defective in quality; below standard; inadequate [bad plumbing] 2 …

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  • 9bad - badly — ◊ bad Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. I have some very bad news. Candy is bad for your teeth. The weather was bad. The comparative and superlative forms of bad are …

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  • 10not half — (slang) 1. Not moderately 2. Not even half 3. Not at all 4. Very much, exceedingly • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * not half british spoken phrase used for emphas …

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