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for better or (for) worse

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worse   (wûrs)   
adj.   Comparative of bad1, ill.
  1. More inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect.

  2. More severe or unfavorable.

  3. Being further from a standard; less desirable or satisfactory.

  4. Being in poorer health; more ill.

n.  Something that is worse: Of the two routes, the eastern one is the worse. She was accused of cheating on exams, lying, and worse.
adv.   Comparative of badly, ill.
In a worse manner; to a worse degree.

[Middle English, from Old English wyrsa; see wers- in Indo-European roots.]
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