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in the worst way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
in- the -worst way
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Urgently; desperately; to an extreme degree.

Canadian usage; American usage

adv

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, worst, way.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

form only (superlative)

Synonyms

something awful

Questions

What does in the worst way mean?
Urgently; desperately; to an extreme degree.

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