worse

1. compar. 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. Source: opted

2. n. Loss; disadvantage; defeat. Source: opted

3. n. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise. Source: opted

4. a. In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. Source: opted

5. v. t. To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v. Source: opted

6. adj. (comparative of ‘bad’) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability Source: wordnet

7. adj. changed for the worse in health or fitness Source: wordnet

8. n. something inferior in quality or condition or effect Source: wordnet

9. adv. (comparative of ‘ill’) in a less effective or successful or desirable manner Source: wordnet

10. 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. 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. In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. Gen. xix. 9. 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. Source: webster

11. Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad orevil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- usedboth 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 canbe found worse. Rambler."But I love him." "Love him Worse and worse." Gay. Source: adambom

12. n:100 n. something inferior in quality or condition or effect a. (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability a. changed for the worse in health or fitness r. (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner Source: ecdict

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