Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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worse | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
worse (noun) | better (noun) |
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something inferior in quality or condition or effect | something superior in quality or condition or effect |
the superior one of two alternatives | |
someone who bets | |
a superior person having claim to precedence |
worse (adjective) | better (adjective) |
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(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another |
changed for the worse in health or fitness | (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness |
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | |
more than half |
worse (verb) | better (verb) |
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get better | |
to make better | |
surpass in excellence |
worse (adverb) | better (adverb) |
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(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner | comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. |
from a position of superiority or authority |