double comparative; see worse + -er (2). Attested from late 15c. and common 16c.-17c. Noun worsers "(one's) inferiors" is from 1580s.
worrisome
worry
worry wart
worse
worsen
worser
worship
worshiper
worst
worsted
wort
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