WORST
\wˈɜːst], \wˈɜːst], \w_ˈɜː_s_t]\
Definitions of WORST
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
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the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
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the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
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to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"
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(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
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the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
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to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"
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(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
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defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
By Princeton University
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Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.
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That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
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To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
By Oddity Software
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Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.
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That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
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To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
By Noah Webster.
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Superlative of bad; bad or evil in the hightest degree; most severe or dangerous.
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In the most evil way possible.
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The most evil state; that which is most bad or evil.
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To get the advantage of in a contest; defeat.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Bad in the highest degree, whether in a moral or physical sense; as, the worst sinner, the worst disease, the worst evil that can befall a state or an individual.
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That which is most evil or bad: most evil, severe, aggravated, or calamitous state or condition-usually with the. "He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst comes to the worst."-Addison.
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Most or least, according to the sense of the verb. "When thou didst hate him worst."-Shak. "The gods do like this worst."-Shak.
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To get the advantage over in contest: to defeat: to overthrow. "The victorious Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark, which foraged their country more than a conquering army."-South.
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To grow worse: to deteriorate: to worsen. "Anne haggard, Mary coarse, every face in the neighborhood worsting,. had long been a distress to him."-Miss Austen.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Superlative of bad, evil or ill; most bad; most evil; most severe or dangerous; most difficult to heal; most afflictive, pernicious or calamitous.
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The most evil state; the most severe or aggravated state; the most calamitous state.
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To get the advantage over in contest; to defeat; to overthrow.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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