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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Worst

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  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
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  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Worst

WORST, adjective [superlative of worse, which see.]

1. Most bad; most evil; in a moral sense; as the worst man; the worst sinner.

2. Most severe or dangerous; most difficult to heal; as the worst disease.

3. Most afflictive, pernicious or calamitous; as the worst evil that can befall a state or an individual.

WORST, noun

1. The most evil state; in a moral sense.

2. The most severe or aggravated state; the highth; as, the disease is at the worst

3. The most calamitous state. Be armed against the worst

WORST, verb transitive To get the advantage over in contest; to defeat; to overthrow. It is madness to contend, when we are sure to be worsted.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Worsted

WORSTED, participle passive Defeated; overthrown.

WORSTED, noun WUSTED. [The origin of this word is uncertain. It is usually supposed to take its name from a town in England or in Flanders; but in Norman, worstetz is mentioned; as lit de morstetz, a bed of worsted ] Yarn spun from combed wool; a particular kind of woolen yarn.

WORSTED, adjective Consisting of worsted; made of worsted yarn; as worsted stockings.


The Bible

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  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

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