wə:st adj., adv., n., & v. --adj.
most bad. --adv. most
badly. --n.
the worst
part,
event,
circumstance, or
possibility (the worst of the
storm is
over;
prepare for the worst). --v.tr.
get the better
of;
defeat,
outdo. øat
its etc. worst in the worst
state. at worst (or the worst) in the worst
possible case. do
your worst an
expression of
defiance. get (or have) the worst of it be defeated. if the worst comes to the worst if the worst happens. [OE wierresta, wyrresta (adj.), wyrst, wyrrest (adv.), f. Gmc]