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worse for ware

worse for ware is the misspelling of worse for wear.

Meaning of worse for wear

Adjective

worse for wear

  1. (idiomatic) In poor physical condition due to long or heavy use.
    • However, before Zoe could open the first cage, Burt’s van, looking decidedly the worse for wear, came thundering into the warehouse, smashing the huge metal sliding door into the air as it did so2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
  2. (idiomatic) Drunk.

Questions about worse for ware

What is worse for ware the misspelling of?
Worse for ware is the misspelling of worse for wear.

Words near worse for ware in the dictionary

  1. worse and worse
  2. worse case scenario
  3. worse comes to worse
  4. worse comes to worst
  5. worse for liquor
  6. worse for ware
  7. worse for wear
  8. worse luck
  9. worse off
  10. worse things happen at sea
  11. worse-case

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