This is the 5079th most frequent Korean word.
나쁘지
"나쁘지" means "not bad."
The word '나쁘지' here is used to express that the opinion of the movie isn't negative; it's described in a mitigated positive tone.
그 영화는 나쁘지 않았어.
The movie was not bad.
Here, '나쁘지' indicates a neutral judgment on someone's actions, acknowledging positivity yet suggesting the existence of preferable alternatives.
그의 행동은 나쁘지 않지만 더 나은 방법이 있었을 거야.
His actions aren't bad, but there might have been better ways.
In this sentence, '나쁘지' portrays a general acceptability towards the food, implying it wasn’t negative, but with a comparison to the dessert, which is slightly disappointing.