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worst

3 adverb
     
worst3 [the superlative of badly]
1 most badly [↪ best]:
Aid is being sent to areas that have been worst affected by the earthquake.
the worst-dressed man in the office
2

worst of all

used to say what is the worst part of a situation:
She had no office of her own and, worst of all, she didn't even have her own computer.
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