/piʁ/
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
Grammar
Examples
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The situation is worse than I thought.
C' j' .
It is the worst film I have ever seen.
, au .
It could be worse, at least you are in good health.
' .
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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