S vs. Bad — What's the Difference?

S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is ess (pronounced ), plural esses.

Not achieving an adequate standard; poor

The nineteenth letter of the alphabet.

Immoral or evil.

A shape like that of a capital S

Vulgar or obscene

The 19th letter of the modern English alphabet.

Disobedient or naughty

Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter s.

Disagreeable, unpleasant, or disturbing

The 19th in a series.

Unfavorable

Something shaped like the letter S.

Not fresh; rotten or spoiled

(metrology) scruple {{qualifier}}

Injurious in effect; detrimental

(physics) strange quark

Not working properly; defective

Alternative form of s.

Full of or exhibiting faults or errors

The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, débris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, 255-261.

Having no validity; void

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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

An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

Severe; intense

The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

Being in poor health or in pain

A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

Being in poor condition; diseased

The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet

Sorry; regretful

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work;

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

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

Badly.

A past tense of bid.

Unfavorable; negative; not good.

Not suitable or fitting.

Not appropriate, of manners etc.

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;