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worsify en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From worse + -ify.

Meanings

  1. (humorous, nonstandard, transitive) To make (something) worse.
    • I was using a TOC's own site, which uses the "certain train booking site"'s engine. Until now the version provided to TOCs has not been worsified significantly. 2018 July 12, Ian Jackson, “Consumer Protecton from Unfair Trading enforcement”, in uk.legal.moderated (Usenet):
    • It'd be expensive, sure, in time and energy, but would it be nearly as expensive as struggling for weeks to "properly" fix a self-worsifying problem with which to begin? 1999 December 26, meme_e...@my-deja.com, “I witnessed it......”, in misc.survivalism (Usenet):
    • A combination of one lucky flop, one unlucky river, and your aggressive projection of image has improved your situation considerably. You've lost a pot and won a pot, but more important, you've worsified your foes. 2002, John Vorhaus, Killer Poker: Strategy and Tactics for Winning Poker Play, New York, N.Y.: Lyle Stuart/Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 153:
    • Well they could barely worsify Great Expectations (from Destroyer), or some instrumental stuff like Love Theme from KISS or Escape from the Island no :) 1993 October 15, Frederic Bourbeau, “Black Sabbath/Kiss Tribute albums (Michael J McClure)”, in alt.rock-n-roll.metal (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
worsified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
worsified Tense=Past lexicographic
worsifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
worsifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

goodify · improve · better

Relateds

diworsify · worsification