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superbad en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From super- + bad.

Meanings

  1. Very bad.
    • Whose^([sic]) gonna remember a black man unless he was a superstar athlete or a superbad criminal? Black men in America die like flies everyday,^([sic]) and no one cares. Hell, I doubt that I will live to 21. 2005, Kenneth V. Hardy, Tracey A. Laszloffy, Teens who hurt, page 90:
  2. (slang) Fine, excellent.
    • Brian became my little brother; he was a superbad bluesman. 2003, Etta James, David Ritz, Rage to survive: the Etta James story, page 218:

Forms

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most superbad Degree=Sup lexicographic
more superbad Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

good · saintly · nonbad

Synonyms

villainous · evil