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worse

worse [ wurss ]

Definition:

Comparative of badbadlyill

adjective

Definition:

1. less good than something else: less good in quality or effect than before or than somebody or something else

did a worse job on the painting than the previous workers

2. more severe: more severe than before or than something else of the same kind

Her fever is worse this morning.

3. sicker: more ill than before

The patient is worse today.

adverb

Definition:

to worse degree: to a degree worse than before

noun

Definition:

something worse: somebody or something that is worse than another

Of the two of them, this one's the worse.

[ Old English wyrsa< Germanic]

be none the worse for something to experience no harm or ill effects from something

if worse comes to worst if the situation reaches an intolerable state

Word Usage


	In If worse comes to worst, we can declare bankruptcy,worse plus the following form worst clearly shows a progression from an awful situation to a dreadful one. Variant but illogical wordings include if worse comes to worse and if worst comes to worst.