"pire" meaning in French

See pire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /piʁ/ Audio: Fr-pire.ogg Forms: pires [plural]
Rhymes: -iʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French pire, from Old French pire, from Latin peior, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Related to pis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|pire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French pire, {{inh+|fr|frm|pire}} Inherited from Middle French pire, {{inh|fr|fro|pire}} Old French pire, {{inh|fr|la|peior}} Latin peior, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), {{m|fr|pis}} pis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} pire (plural pires)
  1. comparative degree of mauvais: worse Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: mauvais (extra: worse) Derived forms: de la pire espèce, de pire en pire, il n’est pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir, il n’est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre, le remède est pire que le mal, pas pire, pour le meilleur comme pour le pire
    Sense id: en-pire-fr-adj-jh91sGzu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 94 6

Noun

IPA: /piʁ/ Audio: Fr-pire.ogg
Rhymes: -iʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French pire, from Old French pire, from Latin peior, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Related to pis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|pire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French pire, {{inh+|fr|frm|pire}} Inherited from Middle French pire, {{inh|fr|fro|pire}} Old French pire, {{inh|fr|la|peior}} Latin peior, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), {{m|fr|pis}} pis Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} pire m (uncountable)
  1. (le pire) the worst Tags: masculine, uncountable Derived forms: au pire, pour le meilleur et pour le pire
    Sense id: en-pire-fr-noun-js4ls-aD

Inflected forms

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