† worsificationn.
humorous. Obsolete.
The composition of bad verses; poor versification.
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1849 J. R. Lowell in Mass. Q. Rev. Dec. 51 Since we have found fault with some of what we may be allowed to call the worsification, we should say that the prose work is done conscientiously and neatly.
1877 ‘S. Fitzdoodle’ Early Train 51 (heading) The art of worsification.
1908 Let. to F. J. Furnivall 27 Nov. The worsification of the poetry written in younger days is far more complete and thorough in the Italian and French poets [sc. Tasso and Ronsard] than in the English one [sc. Langland].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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