Bad vs. Vicious — What's the Difference?

Not achieving an adequate standard; poor

Deliberately cruel or violent

Immoral or evil.

Immoral

Vulgar or obscene

(of language or a line of reasoning) imperfect; defective.

Disobedient or naughty

Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious

Disagreeable, unpleasant, or disturbing

Extremely violent or injurious; cruel

Unfavorable

Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

Not fresh; rotten or spoiled

Disposed to violent or destructive behavior

Injurious in effect; detrimental

Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce

Not working properly; defective

Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved

Full of or exhibiting faults or errors

Given to vice, immorality, or depravity

Having no validity; void

Faulty or defective

Being so far behind in repayment as to be considered a loss

Violent, destructive and cruel.

Severe; intense

Savage and aggressive.

Being in poor health or in pain

(archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

Being in poor condition; diseased

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

Sorry; regretful

Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct.

Bad·der, bad·dest Slang Very good; great.

Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc.

Something that is below standard or expectations, as of ethics or decency

Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.

Badly.

Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse.

A past tense of bid.

Bitter; spiteful; malignant.

Unfavorable; negative; not good.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering;

Not suitable or fitting.

Having the nature of vice

Not appropriate, of manners etc.

Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful;

Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.

(chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.

Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

Evil; wicked.

Faulty; not functional.

(of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

(of breath) Malodorous; foul.

False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

Of poor physical appearance.

(informal) Bold and daring.

(slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

Severe, urgent.

Overly promiscuous, licentious.

Very attractive; hot, sexy.

Not covered by funds on account.

Badly.

Something that is bad; a harm or evil.

Error; mistake.

An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good. Bad (economics)

Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.

(archaic) bid.

To shell (a walnut).

Bade.

Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; - the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad crop; bad news.

That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency;

Having undesirable or negative qualities;

Very intense;

Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');

(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition;

Not capable of being collected;

Below average in quality or performance;

Nonstandard;

Not financially safe or secure;

Physically unsound or diseased;

Capable of harming;

Keenly sorry or regretful;

Characterized by wickedness or immorality;

Reproduced fraudulently;

Not working properly;

With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly');

Very much; strongly;