worser
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of worser
First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English; a double comparative of worse ( def. ) + -er 4 ( def. ) (for the adjective) or -er 5 ( def. ) (for the adverb), because worse (like less ), not obviously being a comparative in form, the double comparative worser was formed as with lesser to less; cf. less ( def. ), lesser ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“We’re in a worser boat,” Linda corrected him.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2017
Things can only get worser and worser, as the Bard would permit me to say.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2017
He said, “How can they do this without another test to see if I’m any wiser or worser than the last time?”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2016
"I felt like DCFS, they take us out of the bad situation and put us in a worser situation."
From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 5, 2014
If I pulled here, it got too tight there and the knot got worser.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
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