Meanings
comparative more worsesome · superlative most worsesome
- informalrareCharacterised or marked by deterioration, decline, or worsening; inferior, contemptible; (by extension) troublesome or annoying.
To pile guilt on top of trouble, the worsesome twins, after hearing what he'd said to Benita, had asked if he thought they looked like cockroaches.
2020, Constance Burris, Black Beauty1 more example
When four minutes passed and nobody came to the door, Antson looked at his watch, mumbling, "Damn, I suppose to be headed to my whip. But I'm stuck messing with this shit. Worsesome ass guest."
2022, Carlos Dotson, Target 10
Origin
From worse + -some. Possibly influenced by or a corruption of worrisome.
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worsesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worsesome
“worsesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worsesome. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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