Worser

Worser Wors"er, a. Worse. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Thou dost deserve a worser end. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

From worser thoughts which make me do amiss. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]

A dreadful quiet felt, and, worser far Than arms, a sullen interval of war. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Note: This old and redundant form of the comparative occurs occasionally in the best authors, although commonly accounted a vulgarism. It has, at least, the analogy of lesser to sanction its issue. See {Lesser}. ``The experience of man's worser nature, which intercourse with ill-chosen associates, by choice or circumstance, peculiarly teaches.'' --Hallam. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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worser — • Changed to a worser shape thou canst not be Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI v.iv, 1591 • Woke up the next morning with a worser headache CNN news transcripts, AmE 2002 [OEC]. This so called ‘double comparative’ has good literary credentials, but is not … Modern English usage
worser — double comparative; see WORSE (Cf. worse) + ER (Cf. er) (2). Attested from late 15c. and common 16c. 17c. Worsers (one s) inferiors is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
worser — [wʉr′sər] adj., adv. worse: a redundant form now considered dial. or substandard … English World dictionary
worser — adjective or adverb Date: 15th century archaic worse < I cannot hate thee worser than I do Shakespeare > … New Collegiate Dictionary
worser — adjective worse. That were my state farre worser then it is … Wiktionary
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worser — /werr seuhr/, adj., adv. Nonstandard. worse. * * * … Universalium
worser — rowers … Anagrams dictionary
worser — nonstandard comparative of bad or of ill … Useful english dictionary
rowers — worser … Anagrams dictionary

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