Worst , v. i. To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.]
"Every face . . . worsting." Jane Austen.
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.
The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark.
South.
Worst , n. That which is
most bad or
evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
The worst
is not
So
long as we can say, This
is the worst.
Shak.
He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst comes to the
worst.
Addison.
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.
I have a wife, the worst that may be.
Chaucer. If thou hadst not been born the
worst of men,
Thou hadst been a knave
and flatterer.
Shak.
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