From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Worsting.] [See Worse, v. t. & a.]
To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the
better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
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The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
ark. --South.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Worst \Worst\, v. i.
To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] "Every face . . .
worsting." --Jane Austen.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Worst \Worst\, a., superl. of Bad. [OE. werst, worste, wurste,
AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See Worse, a.]
Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a
physical or moral sense. See Worse. "Heard so oft in worst
extremes." --Milton.
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I have a wife, the worst that may be. --Chaucer.
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If thou hadst not been born the worst of men,
Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Worst \Worst\, n.
That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious,
calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
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The worst is not
So long as we can say, This is the worst. --Shak.
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He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst
comes to the worst. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bad \Bad\ (b[a^]d), a. [Compar. Worse (w[^u]s); superl.
Worst (w[^u]st).] [Probably fr. AS. b[ae]ddel
hermaphrodite; cf. b[ae]dling effeminate fellow.]
Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious,
hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or
defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious;
wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad
conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad
crop; bad news.
Note: Sometimes used substantively.
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The strong antipathy of good to bad. --Pope.
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Syn: Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious;
hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;
imperfect.
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