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Definition of At the worst
1. Adverb. Under the worst of conditions. "At worst we'll go to jail"
Lexicographical Neighbors of At The Worst
Literary usage of At the worst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"These are all his resources ; and, if they fail, at the worst, he barely shifts
his habitation. It is therefore improbable that a rabble, ..."
2. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"... risk worth taking at the worst. Let me dare to avow that which I assuredly
believe and deeply feel. To me, to many thoughtful men whose opinions are far ..."
3. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong by Alfred Ayres (1882)
"We should say at the worst, not at worst, Wove. The past participle of the verb
to weave is woven. " Where was this cloth woven ? " not wove. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1866)
"... an emetic of ipecacuanha may be given, and the bowels freely evacuated.
at the worst, the treatment would be merely superfluous. ..."
5. The Expositor edited by William Robertson Nicoll, Samuel Cox, James Moffatt (1898)
"Wast Thou not a hand to strengthen and a voice to cheer me at the worst —always
my Saviour, my Companion, and my Friend ? Master, it is not THOU Who wilt ..."
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