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alderworst

alderworst adjective: worst of all.

Adjective

alderworst (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Worst of all.
    • You some permit / To second ills with ills, each elder worse, / And make them dread it, to the doers’ thrift.1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Origin of alderworst

From alder- + worst.

Questions about alderworst

What does alderworst mean?
Alderworst means worst of all.
What part of speech is alderworst?
Alderworst is an adjective.

Words near alderworst in the dictionary

  1. Alderwicks
  2. alderwoman
  3. alderwomen
  4. alderwood
  5. alderwoods
  6. alderworst
  7. aldery
  8. aldesleukin
  9. Aldezar
  10. ALDF
  11. ALDFG

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