What word has a feeling of great joy or happiness?
Elation
How do you quickly drop word count?
10 Tricks to Reduce Your Word Count in Academic Writing
- Delete “The” You can often omit the word “the” from your text without losing any meaning.
- Erase “That”
- Remove Adverbs and Adjectives.
- Use Shorter Words.
- Trim Wordy Phrases.
- Choose Active Voice.
- Revise Needless Transitions.
- Eliminate Conjunctions.
Does Worst come worst or worst come to worst?
The traditional idiom is “if worst comes to worst.” The modern variation “worse comes to worst” is a little more logical. “Worse comes to worse” is just a mistake.
What is the positive and superlative of better?
Choose the sentence with the positive form comparing adjective: This book is more interesting than that one….Exceptions (irregular forms)
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
---|---|---|
Good | Better | Best |
Bad | Worse | Worst |
Little | Less | Least |
Much/many/some | More | Most |
How do you spell worst?
Correct spelling for the English word “worst” is [wˈɜːst], [wˈɜːst], [w_ˈɜː_s_t] (IPA phonetic alphabet).
What’s a better word for worst?
- atrocious,
- awful,
- execrable,
- pathetic,
- rotten,
- terrible,
- vile,
- wretched.
Is there a word worst?
Worst describes something as being bad in the highest degree possible. Worst is also used to mean a thing that is the baddest possible and to mean something done in the baddest manner possible. Worst has several other senses as an adjective, adverb, noun, and verb. Worst is a superlative of the word bad.
What is the third form of worse?
make verb forms
Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
worse | worsing | worsed |
What is mean by worst?
The adjective worst describes the thing that is the least good, like this awful pizza, the worst we’ve ever had in our lives. Worst means “the least favorable outcome.” You may have heard the saying “hope for the best but expect the worst.” Well, it you get the worst, you know there is nothing more bad than that.
How do you know when to use worse or worst?
“Worse” vs. “worst”. What is the difference?
- Worse and worst are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective bad.
- Worse should be used to compare two things. These can be objects, places, people, ideas, etc.
- Worst should be used to state that one thing is inferior to multiple other things. e.g. I think French food is the worst food in Europe.
How can I make my writing sound more professional?
Academic Writing Advice for More Professional Essays
- 1). Always proofread.
- 2). Do not use contractions.
- 3). Avoid colloquialisms and clichés.
- 4). Don’t use big words to attempt to sound smart.
- 5). Back up all your points with evidence.
- 6). Cut out unnecessary words.
- 7). Remove ‘that’ and ‘which’
- 8). Avoid repeating the same words.
Which is worse or which is worst?
The key difference is that worse is used when directly comparing two or more things, and worst is used to describe something that is the “most bad.” For instance if the fish you had today is bad but yesterday’s was really bad, you’d say that yesterday’s meal is worse.
What is opposite of worst?
Opposite Word of worst: “good, honest, reputable, right, upright, virtuous, worthy”
Do you say worse or worst?
Remember that worse is used to compare two things, such as “now” and “before,” while worst compares three or more things. You might use worse than yesterday, but this doesn’t make it the worst cold you ever had.
What is the positive of worst?
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)
positive form | comparative form | superlative form |
---|---|---|
bad / ill | worse | worst |
little (amount) | less | least |
little (size) | smaller | smallest |
much / many | more | most |