What is to grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] "Every face . . . worsting." Jane Austen called?
worst — To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] "Every face . . . worsting." Jane Austen. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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