1. in a bad way - Phrase
2. in a bad way - Adjective Satellite
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
Source: WordNetEnglish football is in a bad way because the foreign players here are so good, so dominant. Kevin Keegan
It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way. Kate Millett
A man who has throttled a bad impulse has at least some consolation in his agonies, but a man who has throttled a good one is in a bad way indeed. H. L. Mencken
I definitely spend the most money on shoes, partly because vintage footwear can be a little funky - in a bad way. I like to keep things pretty simple up top and then go weird with the shoes. Chloë Sevigny
Obviously there's something very seductive about movies, which can be attractive in a bad way if you're doing them for the wrong reasons - for money, or for fame. Andrew Garfield
Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way. Antoine Rivarol