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CasualRoma/Lazioadverb

peggio

worse / worst / terribly

Formal Equivalent

peggio, peggiore, terribilmente

Examples in Context

"Oggi sto peggio de ieri."

"Today I feel worse than yesterday."

"Quello è er peggio de tutti."

"That one is the worst of all."

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Cultural Note

In Romanesco, 'peggio' is used much more freely than in standard Italian — as an adjective, adverb, and noun. Romans love extremes: something is either 'er mejo' or 'er peggio,' with little in between.

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