worstestadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːstᵻst/, U.S.

/ˈwərstᵻst/

Forms: see worst adj. and -est suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worst adj., -est suffix.

Etymology: < worst adj. + -est suffix. Compare earlier worsest adj. With the double superlative formation, compare earlier bestest adj.

Chiefly humorous and in representations of nonstandard speech.

A. adj.

In emphatic use: = worst adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > worse or worst (of state of affairs)

worseeOE

worsteOE

waura1325

worsen1634

worstest1768

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worst > [adjective]

worsest1563

worstest1768

pessimal1921

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > most

worsteOE

lastc1275

tail1473

worstest1768

1768 Mod. Courtship i. iv. 14 I think I have not the worstest voice in the world.

1856 H. J. Conway Dred i. iv. 9 Dis yer is de wustest shirt I ebber see.

1892 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 23 Sept. Worst—oh, worstest thing of all! I have to stay a girl.

1953 J. M. Brewer Word on Brazos 11 You know dey hab a sayin' in de Bottoms in de ole days dat de preachuh hab de wustes' chillun in de worl'.

1974 W. Leeds Herefordshire Speech 10 The worstest weather.

2012 S. Kirkby Capt. Awesome to Rescue iii. 30 Then he realized the worstest, awfulest truth: She can read minds!

B. n.

In emphatic use: = worst n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worst > [noun]

worstOE

worstnessa1629

worstest1832

1832 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 155/2 ‘Well, but, Peter, speak out; when are we to make the attempt? where are the rest of your crew?’ ‘Oh dear! Oh dear! dat is de worstest; oh dear!’

1876 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 12 May Which is de wustest..—de pore ign'ant feller..or de man what does know better.

1922 H. L. Newton Irishman & Coon 11 All I got heah is one dollar... I don't know what it's all 'bout, but I know very well dat I am done got de worstest of it.

1971 Times 24 Nov. 12/7 That's very very bad, that's the worstest I can think of.

2013 R. S. Pehrsson Peanut Butter Fridays ii. 37 Probably the worstest was the dead socks. Pretty stinky, John.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	worstest
释义	worstestadj.n. Brit. /ˈwəːstᵻst/, U.S. /ˈwərstᵻst/ Forms: see worst adj. and -est suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worst adj., -est suffix. Etymology: < worst adj. + -est suffix. Compare earlier worsest adj. With the double superlative formation, compare earlier bestest adj. Chiefly humorous and in representations of nonstandard speech. A. adj. In emphatic use: = worst adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > worse or worst (of state of affairs) worseeOE worsteOE waura1325 worsen1634 worstest1768 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worst > [adjective] worsest1563 worstest1768 pessimal1921 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > most worsteOE lastc1275 tail1473 worstest1768 1768 Mod. Courtship i. iv. 14 I think I have not the worstest voice in the world. 1856 H. J. Conway Dred i. iv. 9 Dis yer is de wustest shirt I ebber see. 1892 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 23 Sept. Worst—oh, worstest thing of all! I have to stay a girl. 1953 J. M. Brewer Word on Brazos 11 You know dey hab a sayin' in de Bottoms in de ole days dat de preachuh hab de wustes' chillun in de worl'. 1974 W. Leeds Herefordshire Speech 10 The worstest weather. 2012 S. Kirkby Capt. Awesome to Rescue iii. 30 Then he realized the worstest, awfulest truth: She can read minds! B. n. In emphatic use: = worst n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worst > [noun] worstOE worstnessa1629 worstest1832 1832 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 155/2 ‘Well, but, Peter, speak out; when are we to make the attempt? where are the rest of your crew?’ ‘Oh dear! Oh dear! dat is de worstest; oh dear!’ 1876 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 12 May Which is de wustest..—de pore ign'ant feller..or de man what does know better. 1922 H. L. Newton Irishman & Coon 11 All I got heah is one dollar... I don't know what it's all 'bout, but I know very well dat I am done got de worstest of it. 1971 Times 24 Nov. 12/7 That's very very bad, that's the worstest I can think of. 2013 R. S. Pehrsson Peanut Butter Fridays ii. 37 Probably the worstest was the dead socks. Pretty stinky, John. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1768
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