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Definitions of bad off words

adjective bad off If you are bad off, you are in a bad situation. 3
adjective bad off If you are bad off, you do not have much money. 3
adjective bad off badly off; poor 3
adjective bad off not good in any manner or degree. 1
adjective bad off having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: There is no such thing as a bad boy. 1
adjective bad off of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; a bad spark plug. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English badde, perhaps akin to Old English bæddel hermaphrodite, bædling womanish man

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
impoverished — reduced to poverty.
indigent — lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.