adj
Meaning 1
Terrible, very bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: double-plus-good
Standard Lemma guide
double-plus-ungood
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History
Etymology
Coined by George Orwell (as doubleplusungood) in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.