worse
worse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse. 2 Tim. iii.
- 2.There are men who seem to believe they are not bad while another can be found worse. Rambler. "But I love him." "Love him Worse and worse." Gay.
- 3.Loss; disadvantage; defeat. "Judah was put to the worse before Israel." Kings xiv.
- 4.2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
- 5.In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. Gen. xix.
- 6.To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v. Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- abroad
- account
- add
- aggravate
- aggravating
- aggravation
- all
- always
- and
- anybody
- application
- apply
- arrear
- average
- bad
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behind
- behindhand
- besetting
- better
- bogus
- both
- break
- broad
- button
- catholic
- catholical
- catholicism
- catholicity
- check
- cheque
- collective
- common
- comprehensive
- covered
- customary
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is worse.
- What is evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse. 2 Tim. iii called?
- What is there are men who seem to believe they are not bad while another can be found worse. Rambler. "But I love him." "Love him Worse and worse." Gay called?
- What is loss; disadvantage; defeat. "Judah was put to the worse before Israel." Kings xiv called?
- What is 2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise called?
- What is in a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. Gen. xix called?
- What is to make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v. Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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