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worst (wʉrst)

adjective

  1. bad & ill
    1. bad, evil, harmful, unpleasant, etc. in the highest degree; least good
    2. of the lowest quality or condition
  3. in the least favorable condition or least satisfactory situation

Etymology: ME worste < OE wyrsta, wierresta < base of wiersa, worse + -st, superl. suffix

adverb

  1. badly & ill
  2. in the worst manner
  3. to a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.

noun

that which is worst

transitive verb

to get the better of; defeat
worst Idioms

at worst

under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage

give someone the worst of it

to defeat or get the better of someone

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst

if the worst possible thing happens

(in) the worst way

☆
Slang very much; greatly

make the worst of

to be pessimistic about

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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