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worst
worst is a 5-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective, noun, intransitive verb, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 10 senses
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- 1adjective
Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.
- 2noun
That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
- 3adjective
To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
- 4intransitive verb
To grow worse; to deteriorate.
- 5noun
the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
"it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
- 6noun
the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
"the invaders did their worst"
"so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
- 7noun
the least favorable outcome
"the worst that could happen"
- 8verb
defeat thoroughly
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
- 9adjective
(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
"the worst player on the team"
"the worst weather of the year"
- 10adverb
to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
"She suffered worst of all"
"schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"
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