- bad form
n. (esp. BE) bad form to + inf. (it's bad form to be late)
* * *(esp. BE) bad form to + inf. (it's bad form to be late)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
bad form
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bad form — Good or recognized, or bad or unaccepted, social usage ● form * * * bad form UK US noun [uncountable] british old fashioned behaviour that people do not like because it breaks a social rule Thesaurus: morally bad or wrong behavioursynonym * * * n … Useful english dictionary
Bad form — Form Form (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bad form — [n] bad style barbarism, impropriety, indecorum, inelegance, infelicity, solecism; concepts 275,633 … New thesaurus
bad form — noun uncount BRITISH OLD FASHIONED behavior that people do not like because it breaks a social rule … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bad form — /bæd ˈfɔm/ (say bad fawm) noun a breach of good manners or the accepted code of behaviour …
bad form — 1. noun Behaviour which is contrary to social expectations. Ant: good form 2. adjective rude; inappropriate … Wiktionary
bad form — noun an offence against current social conventions … English new terms dictionary
bad form — UK / US noun [uncountable] British old fashioned behaviour that people do not like because it breaks a social rule … English dictionary
bad form — Manners, habits, conventions, not conforming to those of polite society … A concise dictionary of English slang
in bad form — {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or accepted behavior. * /When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father in law told him that it was in bad form./ Contrast: IN GOOD FORM … Dictionary of American idioms
