i-adjective
Obsolete colloquial adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor'; replaced by 悪い (わるい) in modern Japanese. Found in older texts or as a historical curiosity.
江戸時代の文献に「悪しい」という表現が見られる。
The expression 悪しい can be found in documents from the Edo period.
The modern standard word for 'bad'; 悪しい is its obsolete predecessor.
An older form of the modern adjective 悪い (わるい). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it represents an earlier stage of the word.