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Superlative of badbadlyill
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adjective |
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least good: least good, most unpleasant, or most unfavorable
  your worst enemy
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adverb |
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least well: in the least good, most unpleasant, or most unfavorable way
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least good thing: the least good, least pleasant, or least favorable aspect or part of something, or the worst thing that could happen or be done
fear the worst
The worst was over.
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transitive verb (past and past participle worst·ed, present participle worst·ing, 3rd person present singular worsts) |
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defeat somebody: to get the better of or defeat an opponent
We were worsted by the visiting team.
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| [ Old English wyrsta< Indo-European, "confuse"] |
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get the worst of it to be defeated, or get the least benefit from something
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