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  • comparative of bad.
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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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It could have been worse for Mayo, who breathed a sigh of relief when Sean O'Brien shot wide after receiving a Sean O'Shea fist pass and turning sharply to outfox his marker Bob Tuohy.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

She said she was carrying a mask in case the smoke situation in the city became worse.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

“There are just better and worse ways of presenting information and making arguments.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

So it could be worse here in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

It seemed to be ten times worse than it had been before.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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