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Also, the worse for the wear . In poor physical condition owing to long use; also, drunk. For example, This television set is really worse for the wear; we'll have to replace it , or He'd better not drive home; he's definitely the worse for the wear . [c. a.d. 1000] For an antonym, see none the worse for .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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