all the worse
Variant of all
adjective
- the whole extent or quantity of: all New England, all the gold
- the entire number of: all the men went
- every one of: all men must eat
- the greatest possible; as much as possible: said in all sincerity
- any; any whatever: true beyond all question
- every: now used only in such phrases as all manner of men
- alone; only: life is not all pleasure
- seeming to be nothing but: he was all arms and legs
- ☆ Dialectal completely used up, consumed, over with, etc.: the bread is all
pronoun
- everyone: all must die
- every one: all of us are here; all of the pencils are sharpened
- everything; the whole thing, matter, situation, etc.: all is over between them
- every part or bit: all of it is gone
noun
- one's whole property, effort, etc.: gave his all
- a totality; whole
adverb
- wholly; entirely; altogether; quite: all worn out, riding all through the night
- apiece: a score of thirty all
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