2worse adverb
comparative form of badly 1 : in a worse way
▪ I did much worse on my second try. ▪ You drive worse than he does. ▪ That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse. ▪ She was hurt worse than I was. 2 — used to say that what is going to be described is worse than what was mentioned before ▪ I got into an accident and suffered a cut on my arm. Worse, my car was totaled. ▪ I was scared that they were going to laugh at me—or worse, beat me up. ▪ She found out that he was cheating on her. Even worse, her friends knew that he was and never told her.
▪ I did much worse on my second try. ▪ You drive worse than he does. ▪ That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse. ▪ She was hurt worse than I was.
could do worse
— used to say that a particular choice, action, etc., is not a bad one ▪ You could do worse than to vote for her. [=voting for her would be a good idea]
