The phrase "seemingly bad" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe something that appears or gives the impression of being bad, but may not necessarily be confirmed or proven to be bad. It indicates that there is doubt or uncertainty surrounding the perceived negative quality. Example: The politician's statement was seemingly bad, causing many to question his intentions and sincerity.
Despite this seemingly bad news, however, there are two reasons for Spain to be cheerful.
I suspect he'd say yes, seemingly "bad" people (by which I mean people who aren't overtly pleasant or kind) can write great fiction.
Directed by Baltasar Kormakur, riffing on the cheerful irreverence of Shane Black and the hyperbolic style of Tony Scott, the movie turns on a pair of seemingly bad guys who may be good.
In other words, if you think you're entitled to be simply and univocally happy, any deviation from planned perfection may result in grievous complaints; those who never had much hope for anything may express contentment with a seemingly bad lot.
Mr. Roberts, a second-generation cable executive but a newbie in broadcast television, faced two seemingly bad options: He could break with Mr. Ebersol's legacy and go down in television history as the person who failed to keep the Olympics in the NBC stable or he could become known as the person who lost by keeping them.
The single didactic message of the movie is that the seemingly good people are all bad underneath, are all hypocrites, while the seemingly bad person, De Sade, probably has some redeeming qualities: he tells it like it is, and apparently did not take sexual advantage of the young chambermaid (Madeleine LeClerc, played by Kate Winslet) with whom he was so friendly.
Banks in Germany invested in seemingly every bad asset that came their way, including American subprime assets and Greek bonds.
"I can be mean, I can yell and scream and cuss and be seemingly a bad person.
Seemingly, the bad press hasn't slowed down the company as much as one might think.
I'm not saying that situation is the same (it's obviously not), but perhaps some of the lines of thinking were similar — and perhaps it suggests how companies find themselves in these (seemingly obvious) bad situations.
The leaders of the company worry about retaining talent and maintaining morale within a sea of seemingly unending bad news.
