Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WORST, a. [superl. of Worse – which see.]

1. Most bad; most evil; in a moral sense; as, the worst man; the worst sinner.
2. Most severe or dangerous; most difficult to heal; as, the worst disease.
3. Most afflictive, pernicious or calamitous; as, the worst evil that can befall a state or an individual.