worser
English
Adjective
worser
- (archaic or nonstandard) worse.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (First Folio)
- That were my state farre worser then it is,
- I would not wed her for a mine of Gold
- 1674, Divers Rural and Oeconomical Inquiries, recommended to Observation and Tryal, in Philosophical Transactions, vol. 9
- Whether Flower, kneaded and baked as soon as it comes from the Mill, whilst ’tis yet warm, yields blacker and worser Bread?
- 2002, Ron Lovell, Murder at Yaquina Head
- Momma says that’s an even worser word to say.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (First Folio)
Adverb
worser
- (archaic or nonstandard) worse.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio)
- Cleo. Is he married?
- I cannot hate thee worser than I do,
- If thou againe say yes
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio)
Usage notes
Common in the 16th and 17th centuries, but now found only in some regional dialects, and considered nonstandard.
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary, second edition.
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