[wəːs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or desirable
(e.g: the accommodation was awful and the food was worse)

- more ill or unhappy
(e.g: he felt worse, and groped his way back to bed)


Phrases:
- none the worse for
- or worse
- so much the worse for —
- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- worse off

Origin:
Old English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war

[wəːs], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- less well or skilfully
(e.g: the more famous I became the worse I painted)


Phrases:
- none the worse for
- or worse
- so much the worse for —
- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- worse off

Origin:
Old English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war

[wəːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a more serious or unpleasant event or situation
(e.g: the small department was already stretched to the limit, but worse was to follow)


Phrases:
- none the worse for
- or worse
- so much the worse for —
- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- worse off

Origin:
Old English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war