bad vs poor

Both 'bad' and 'poor' are adjectives used to describe something negatively. 'Bad' is more commonly used in informal contexts to describe something of low quality or not good, while 'poor' is often used in more formal or specific contexts to describe a lack of quality or resources.

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bad

The word 'bad' is a common adjective used to describe something of low quality or not good.

It is used informally in everyday language to express a negative judgment about something.

Examples:

The movie was really bad.
I had a bad experience at the restaurant.

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Leonard Zelig sets a bad moral influence.
Alex is a bad, bad, bad boy.
I think that would be a bad, bad idea.
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
You bad, bad, bad, horrible liar.
My roommate is a bad, bad person.
This will result in bad conduct or bad interaction or bad speech towards others.Studies also illustrate that people deprived of sleep experience difficulties in thinking imaginative thoughts...
A bad physicist and a bad wife.
Alcatraz is a bad place for bad people.
Secretariat's got bone chips, bad ankles, bad knees.
Somebody might get some bad, bad ideas.
But I smelled whiskey, chewing tobacco, bad breath, bad diets.
Alex looks bad because she's doing bad stuff.
You got hurt stopping bad people from doing bad things.
They are bad people with bad values and misleading porcelain chairs.
That means, unfortunately, bad people do bad things.
You're a bad person and a bad cartoonist.
I'm not saying you're bad doctors or bad people.
I believe in bad place has bad vibrations.
Let's just say bad things tend to happen to bad people.

Alternatives:

awful
terrible
poor
low-quality

poor

The word 'poor' is an adjective used to describe something lacking in quality or resources.

It is often used in more formal or specific contexts to indicate a deficiency or inadequacy.

Examples:

The poor quality of the product was evident.
She comes from a poor family.

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This poor astromech's power core has been completely drained.
My poor little dog is quite neglected.
Environmental pollutants include both poor indoor and outdoor air quality.
No low floor means poor disabled access.
The poor child clearly loathed her.
My poor wife slaved over these.
Those poor, innocent girls and their babies.
Message received, unfortunately for those poor monks.
Unfortunately, not for poor Petra.
And attack poor, defenseless humans apparently.
No wonder poor Brick was traumatized.
Sister Evangelina delivered that poor child.
Do what poor Alfredo taught you.
My poor sister... so soft-hearted.
Spartacus evades poor Gaius once again.
This poor woman, clawed beyond recognition.
My poor wife is beside herself.
Pretty sure he killed that poor woman.
Wyatt Earp killed my poor boys.
Can't begrudge poor Margaret for flirtations.

Alternatives:

low-quality
substandard
inadequate
insufficient

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