worser Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
worse.
- this road is worse than the first one we took
- the road is in worse shape than it was
- she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying
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adjective changed for the worse in health or fitness
worsened; worse.
- I feel worse today
- her cold is worse
WordNet
Wors"er adjective
Definitions
Worse. R.Thou dost deserve a worser end. Beau. & Fl.
From worser thoughts which make me do amiss. Bunyan.
A dreadful quiet felt, and, worser far Than arms, a sullen interval of war. Dryden.
✍ This old and redundant form of the comparative occurs occasionally in the best authors, although commonly accounted a vulgarism. It has, at least, the analogy of lesser to sanction its issue. See Hallam.Lesser . "The experience of man's worser nature, which intercourse with ill-chosen associates, by choice or circumstance, peculiarly teaches."
