værre
See also: varre, verre, and värre
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse verri (“worse”). A comparative form, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛrə/, [ˈvæɐ̯ɐ]
Adjective
værre (comparative, superlative (predicative) værst, superlative (attributive) værste)
- worse
- bad, difficult, disadvantageous, serious, troublesome, unlucky, unpleasant
Synonyms
- dårligere, mere dårlig
- slemmere, mere slem
- ubehageligere, mere ubehagelig
Usage notes
This is a comparative form missing a positive form, hence it can be interpreted as the suppletive comparative form of dårlig and slem, respectively.
Adverb
værre (comparative, superlative værst)
- worse, more bad, more badly