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English Dictionary: worst	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
worst adv 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" adj (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" Antonym(s): best n the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen" 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" the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" Antonym(s): best v defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" Synonym(s): worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worsting}.] [See {Worse}, v. t. & a.] To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit. The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Worst \Worst\, v. i. To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] [bd]Every face . . . worsting.[b8] --Jane Austen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Worst \Worst\, a., superl. of {Bad}. [OE. werst, worste, wurste, AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See {Worse}, a.] Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See {Worse}. [bd]Heard so oft in worst extremes.[b8] --Milton. I have a wife, the worst that may be. --Chaucer. If thou hadst not been born the worst of men, Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Worst \Worst\, n. That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree. The worst is not So long as we can say, This is the worst. --Shak. He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst comes to the worst. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bad \Bad\ (b[acr]d), a. [Compar. {Worse}; superl. {Worst}. ] [Probably fr. AS. b[91]ddel hermaphrodite; cf. b[91]dling effeminate fellow.] 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.