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   worse

   /wəːs/

   adjective

   • 1. of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or desirable: "the accommodation was awful and the food was worse"
   • ▪ more serious or severe: "the movement made the pain worse"
   • ▪ more reprehensible or evil: "it is worse to intend harm than to be indifferent"
   • 2. more ill or unhappy: "he felt worse, and groped his way back to bed"

   adverb

   • 1. less well or skilfully: "the more famous I became the worse I painted"
   • ▪ more seriously or severely: "the others had been drunk too, worse than herself"

   noun

   • 1. a more serious or unpleasant event or situation: "the small department was already stretched to the limit, but worse was to follow"
   • ▪ a less good, favourable, or pleasant condition: "the weather changed for the worse"

   Word Origin Old Englishwyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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