Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worse off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
worse off
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of badly off: more badly off

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

worse-off (alternative)

Antonyms

better off

Questions

What does worse off mean?
comparative form of badly off: more badly off

How to pronounce worse off

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