Can you say more worse?

more worse, worse
Which should you use, more worse or worse? Worse is the comparative form of bad. Worse is used with than to compare things. More worse is an improper double comparative because both more and worse are in the comparative form.
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Can we use more with worst?

Worst is a superlative adjective. A superlative adjective is one which is used to denote the extreme highest or lowest out of a group of nouns. This is used when comparing 3 or more things. Unlike worse, you can't use worst when only comparing 2 things.
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Is more bad grammatically correct?

Worse and worst are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective bad not the adverb badly. If you want to say more bad, you should use worse, but now you're using badly. So you would need to use worsely. But worsely isn't a word.
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Which is more worse or worst?

Worse is higher in its degree of badness than bad, but worst is the highest degree of bad; nothing is more bad than the worst. Worse is the comparative form of bad. It can be used as a comparative adjective or adverb. Comparative forms compare two items or actions concerning the base word.
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How do you use the word worse?

Adjective His schoolwork got worse after his parents split up. Her second book was worse than her first one. Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse. This one is no worse than that one.
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What is the superlative for worse?

The comparative and superlative forms of bad are worse and worst. Her grades are getting worse and worse.
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Is there a word worst?

Worst describes something as being bad in the highest degree possible. Worst is also used to mean a thing that is the baddest possible and to mean something done in the baddest manner possible. Worst has several other senses as an adjective, adverb, noun, and verb. Worst is a superlative of the word bad.
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Which is correct worse case or worst case?

Is it a worse case scenario or a worst-case scenario? The correct usage would be worst-case scenario. A worst-case scenario is characterized by the worst of the possible foreseeable circumstances. It is the most extreme scenario.
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What is even worse synonyms?

Worsen, intensify, aggravate and compound are similar, but exacerbate has the sense of an irritant being added in to make something bad even worse. Definitions of exacerbate. verb. make worse. synonyms: aggravate, exasperate, worsen.
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Is it correct to say more better?

Because the comparative form of good is better, you can't say "more better." So then, you can say "She's much better than he is" (or in very rare cases "She's much more good than he is") but "She's much more better than he is" is incorrect.
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Can you say more nicer?

New Member. Well, however we choose to speak in our current vernacular, the correct wording is "nicer"--nice, nicer, nicest. Some words use "more" in front to designate greater amounts, but there are standard rules for that, also.
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Is Worstest grammatically correct?

'Worstest' is not actually a word in the English language. When describing something as the 'most bad,' the proper English term is simply 'worst.
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What's even worse meaning?

comparative of bad : more unpleasant, difficult, or severe than before or than something else that is also bad: The conditions they're living in are worse than we thought. If the rain gets any worse we'll have to go back. His manners are even worse than his sister's. The heat is much worse in the daytime.
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Is it change for the worse or worst?

If a situation changes for the worse, it becomes more unpleasant or more difficult. The grandparents sigh and say how things have changed for the worse.
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Do you take a turn for worse or worst?

"Take a turn for the worse."

The situation has gotten worse than it was originally, therefore, you use "worse" and not "worst."
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Is it worse than or worse then?

The way to keep the pair straight is to focus on this basic difference: than is used when you're talking about comparisons; then is used when you're talking about something relating to time. Than is the word to choose in phrases like smaller than, smoother than, and further than.
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What is the plural of worst?

worst. noun. plural worst. Definition of worst (Entry 3 of 4) : one that is worst.
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Is worse an adverb?

worse (adverb) worse (noun) worse off (adjective)
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Is less worse grammatically correct?

"Less worse" and "less better" are incorrect because "better" and "worse" are comparative adverbs, not adjectives. As you say, it is exactly the same as "peor" and "mejor" in Spanish in that respects. You only need to say "much better" or "much worse".
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Has gotten worse meaning?

to get worse: to deteriorate in quality or condition, to become more serious.
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How do you spell worser?

adjective, adverb Nonstandard. worse.
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What is the adjective of worse?

adjective, comparative of bad and ill, withworst as superlative. bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character. more unfavorable or injurious.
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