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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Warser,) Worser, adj., adv., n. [e.m.E. worser adj. (1495), adv. (1560).] a. adj.Less valued, of lower esteem. b. adv.More badly, more unfavourably. c. absol.as noun. —a. c1590 Fowler II 41/5.
Liberius ansuered, not because O Empriour we ar fewe in number and alane, the worser is our faith —b. c1590 Fowler II 14/15.
If any for my newnes thinks worser of me then I was willing to deserue —c. 1632 Lithgow Trav. ix 394.
A worser neuer lived
