worse
(adjective) (comparative of âbadâ) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; âthis road is worse than the first one we tookâ; âthe road is in worse shape than it wasâ; âshe was accused of worse things than cheating and lyingâ
worse, worsened
(adjective) changed for the worse in health or fitness; âI feel worse todayâ; âher cold is worseâ
worse
(adverb) (comparative of âillâ) in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; âhe did worse on the second examâ
worse
(noun) something inferior in quality or condition or effect; âfor better or for worseâ; âaccused of cheating and lying and worseâ
bad, tough
(adjective) feeling physical discomfort or pain (âtoughâ is occasionally used colloquially for âbadâ); âmy throat feels badâ; âshe felt bad all overâ; âhe was feeling tough after a restless nightâ
bad, spoiled, spoilt
(adjective) (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; âbad meatâ; âa refrigerator full of spoilt foodâ
bad, defective
(adjective) not working properly; âa bad telephone connectionâ; âa defective applianceâ
bad, forged
(adjective) reproduced fraudulently; âlike a bad penny...â; âa forged twenty dollar billâ
bad
(adjective) having undesirable or negative qualities; âa bad report cardâ; âhis sloppy appearance made a bad impressionâ; âa bad little boyâ; âclothes in bad shapeâ; âa bad cutâ; âbad luckâ; âthe news was very badâ; âthe reviews were badâ; âthe pay is badâ; âit was a bad light for readingâ; âthe movie was a bad choiceâ
bad
(adjective) characterized by wickedness or immorality; âled a very bad lifeâ
regretful, sorry, bad
(adjective) feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; âfelt regretful over his vanished youthâ; âregretful over mistakes she had madeâ; âhe felt bad about breaking the vaseâ
bad
(adjective) capable of harming; âbad airâ; âsmoking is bad for youâ
bad, unfit, unsound
(adjective) physically unsound or diseased; âhas a bad backâ; âa bad heartâ; âbad teethâ; âan unsound limbâ; âunsound teethâ
bad, big
(adjective) very intense; âa bad headacheâ; âin a big rageâ; âhad a big (or bad) shockâ; âa bad earthquakeâ; âa bad stormâ
bad, risky, high-risk, speculative
(adjective) not financially safe or secure; âa bad investmentâ; âhigh risk investmentsâ; âanything that promises to pay too much canât help being riskyâ; âspeculative business enterprisesâ
bad
(adjective) nonstandard; âso-called bad grammarâ
bad
(adjective) below average in quality or performance; âa bad chess playerâ; âa bad recitalâ
bad, uncollectible
(adjective) not capable of being collected; âa bad (or uncollectible) debtâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
worse
comparative form of bad
comparative form of ill
worse
comparative form of badly
comparative form of ill.
Less skillfully.
More severely or seriously.
(sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.
worse (third-person singular simple present worses, present participle worsing, simple past and past participle worsed)
(obsolete, transitive) To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
worse
(obsolete) Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
That which is worse; something less good.
• Rowse, WOREs, owers, owres, resow, serow, sower, sowre, swore
Source: Wiktionary
Worse, a., compar. of Bad. Etym: [OE. werse, worse, wurse, AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro, Icel. verri, Sw. vĂ€rre, Dan. vĂ€rre, Goth. waĂrsiza, and probably to OHG. werran to bring into confusion, E. war, and L. verrere to sweep, sweep along. As bad has no comparative and superlative, worse and worst are used in lieu of them, although etymologically they have no relation to bad.]
Definition: Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense. Or worse, if men worse can devise. Chaucer. [She] was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. Mark v. 26. Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse. 2 Tim. iii. 13. There are men who seem to believe they are not bad while another can be found worse. Rambler. "But I love him." "Love him Worse and worse." Gay.
Worse, n.
1. Loss; disadvantage; defeat. "Judah was put to the worse before Israel." Kings xiv. 12.
2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
Worse, adv. Etym: [AS. wiers, wyrs; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs, Icel. verr, Goth, waĂrs; a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive. See Worse, a.]
Definition: In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. Gen. xix. 9.
Worse, v. t. Etym: [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.]
Definition: To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v. Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton.
Bad, imp.
Definition: of Bid. Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.
Bad, a. [Compar. Worse; superl. Worst. ] Etym: [Probably fr. AS. bĂŠddel hermaphrodite; cf. bĂŠdling effeminate fellow.]
Definition: Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
Note: Sometimes used substantively. The strong antipathy of good to bad. Pope.
Syn.
– Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; âThe fugue typifies Bachâs style of compositionâ
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