quad, quade, qued

& s. [A. S. cwéd; Dut. & Low Ger. kwaad .] [QUED.] A. As adj .: Bad, wicked, evil. B. As subst.: Hurt, harm. quãd-, quadr-, quad-ri-, quat, pref . [Latin quadrus =fourfold, quater =four times, quatuor = four.] A common prefix in words from the Latin, having the force of four, fourfold.