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Definition of Baddest
1. bad [adj] - See also: bad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baddest
Literary usage of Baddest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spirit of Democracy by Lyman Pierson Powell, Gertrude Wilson Powell (1918)
"baddest boy! I saw him marching— Marching Down the avenue! With a step so free
and easy, ... baddest boy! Some one was watching— Watching Willie Brown! ..."
2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1862)
"... of the Romans the priests are wildest, the lewdest priests are preferred to
be cardinals, and the baddest man amongst the cardinals is chosen to be pope ..."
3. The Anatomy of melancholy v. 3 by Robert Burton (1875)
"... the lewdest priests are preferred to be cardinals, and the baddest man amongst
the cardinals is chosen to be pope," that is an epicure, as most part the ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"... B. ib ' Mr. Todd found baddest in Sir E. Sandys.'—Nares. 'The baddest amongst
the cardinals is chosen pope.'—Sir E. Sandys, Stale of Religion. ..."
5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"At one time badder and baddest were used, but they dropped out of the standard
language in the 18th century, surviving only in dialectal use. ..."
6. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1907)
"I don't want to play wif Joe Any more; He's the baddest boy I know, Is Joe ...
Joe's the baddest boy I know, Is Joe. Guess I know where he'll go, Down below ..."
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