worst vs worse
Definitions
noun
- the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
- the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
- the least favorable outcome
adverb
- to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
adjective
- (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
verb
- defeat thoroughly
Examples
I used to think the worst feeling was losing someone you love. But, I was wrong. The worst feeling is the moment you have lost yourself.
So what better way of proving her wrong than sticking her personal Myspace pics all over his site, libellously accusing her of being a porn star, and calling her an ugly old slack-fannied man in drag although, even in the worst pics he could dig up, I'm quite sure she's a damn sight foxier than he ever will be.
Britain's worst jail riot will force a fundamental reappraisal of prison policy.
Definitions
noun
- something inferior in quality or condition or effect
adjective
- (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
- changed for the worse in health or fitness
adverb
- (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
Examples
And it does not get a great deal worse than this.
A repair job is bad enough; but an investment in managerial ego is worse.
A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years.
