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/piʁ/

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Translation

worse, worst

Word origin

From Latin peior ('worse'), the comparative of malus ('bad'). The English 'pejorative' shares this root.

Origin
Latin
Root
peior
English cognates
pejorative

Examples

.

The situation is worse than I thought.

C' j' .

It is the worst film I have ever seen.

, bonne .

It could be worse, at least you are in good health.

trafic ' .

The traffic is worse on Friday evenings than during the week.

C' j' .

That's the worst idea I've heard all day.

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