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at (the) worst

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worst   (wûrst)   
adj.   Superlative of bad1, ill.

  1. Most inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect.

  2. Most severe or unfavorable.

  3. Being furthest from an ideal or a standard; least desirable or satisfactory.

adv.   Superlative of badly, ill.
In the worst manner or degree.
tr.v.   worst·ed, worst·ing, worsts
To gain the advantage over; defeat.
n.  Something that is worst.

[Middle English, from Old English wyrsta; see wers- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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