not half bad
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Etymology edit
Variant of not bad. Cf. also not half.
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Adjective edit
not half bad (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, litotes) Pretty good, imperfect but more than OK.
- It was his first attempt at cooking, but I tried it and it was not half bad.
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imperfect but more than OK
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