pior

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See also: piór, pïor, and Piór

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin peior, peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pior

Adjective

pior (epicene, plural piores)

  1. worse
  2. worst

Derived terms

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peior, peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pior m or f (plural piores)

  1. worse; worst (with definite article)

Derived terms

Adverb

pior

  1. worse

References

Latin

Verb

pior

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of piō

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɔʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /piˈɔɾ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /piˈɔʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɔɻ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔɻ/
 

  • Audio (Southern Portugal):(file)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
  • Hyphenation: pi‧or

Adjective

pior m or f (plural piores)

  1. comparative degree of mau, comparative degree of ruim: worse
    Antonym: melhor
    Gostei daquela ideia; esta é pior. ― I liked that idea; this one is worse.
    • 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
      Além disso, como?... Sim, como poderia despachá-la, sem deixar sinais comprometedores do crime?... Envenenando-a?... Dariam logo pela coisa! Matá-la a tiro?... Pior!
      Besides that, how?... Yes, how could he dispatch her, without leaving telling signs of the crime?... Poisoning her?... They would soon catch on! Shoot her?... Even worse!
  2. (with definite article) superlative degree of mau, superlative degree of ruim: worst
    Antonym: melhor
    Near-synonym: péssimo
    O pior foi quando eu tropecei e rolei ladeira abaixo. ― The worst was when I tripped and rolled all the way down the street.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Macanese: pió

Adverb

pior

  1. comparative degree of mal (adverb): worse
    Antonym: melhor
    Se você foi mal na prova, eu fui pior! ― If you did poorly on the test, then I did even worse!

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