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peor

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [peˈoɾ], [ˈpjoɾ]

Adjective

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peor m or f (plural peores)

  1. comparative degree of mao: worse
    Antonym: mellor
  2. superlative degree of mao: worst
    Antonym: mellor

Adverb

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peor

  1. comparative degree of mal, worse
    Antonym: mellor

Derived terms

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References

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin pavor, pavōrem.

Noun

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peor oblique singularf (oblique plural peors, nominative singular peor, nominative plural peors)

  1. fear

Descendants

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  • French: peur
  • Walloon: peu

Portuguese

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Adjective

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peor m or f (plural peores)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pior.

Adverb

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peor

  1. Obsolete spelling of pior.

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (to the ground, downward).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈoɾ/ [peˈoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧or

Adjective

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peor m or f (masculine and feminine plural peores)

  1. comparative degree of malo: worse
  2. superlative degree of malo: worst

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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peor

  1. comparative degree of mal, worse
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