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in the worst way

  1. Desperately, very much, as in He wanted a new trumpet in the worst way. This usage replaced worst kind. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]



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"They never have been, they don’t answer to anyone. It’s hypocrisy in the worst way. They’re living a lie."

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He wrote that he saw Appalachians ā€œreacting to bad circumstances in the worst way possibleā€ and that they were products of ā€œa culture that encourages social decay instead of counteracting itā€.

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She called it ā€œa good goalā€ but said Feige went ā€œabout it in the worst way possibleā€ and caused ā€œinsurmountable harm to the brand.ā€

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ā€œWe wanted to play it in the worst way for a lot of reasons,ā€ FAU coach Dusty May said before the 96-95 win over Arizona on Saturday.

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ā€œBut that’s a good sign for us. Hoping for Geno’s sake — he wants to play in the worst way.ā€

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