at best : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: at best	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for at best
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
at best adv under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the money" Synonym(s): at best, at the best Antonym(s): at the worst, at worst
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Best \Best\, n. Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability. {At best}, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short. {For best}, finally. [Obs.] [bd]Those constitutions . . . are now established for best, and not to be mended.[b8] --Milton. {To get the best of}, to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly. {To make the best of}. (a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. [bd]Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them.[b8] --Bacon. (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.