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adjective • having undesirable or negative qualities • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone noun • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency adverb • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') • very much; strongly adjective satellite • serious or severe • 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 • characterized by wickedness or immorality • reproduced fraudulently • not working properly | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | To give a person a feeling of deserving or being deserving of something | ||||||
verb • give the right to • give a title to • give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | ||||||||
| 32% | 9 | Act of deserving or meriting; also, the state of being deserving or meritorious | ||||||
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1 | Act of deserving or meriting; also, the state of being deserving or meritorious | |
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07 Jul 1998 | New York Times / 07 Jul 1998 |
3 | Spanking possesses allure, in truth
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31 Oct 2013 | The Guardian Cryptic / 31 Oct 2013 |
4 | Spanking spot
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27 Apr 1999 | New York Times / 27 Apr 1999 |
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13 Nov 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Nov 2017 |
6 | To give a person a feeling of deserving or being deserving of something | |
7 | Why the parent gave the kid a spanking?
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05 Jul 2003 | New York Times / 05 Jul 2003 |
