"schlimmstenfalls" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: [ˈʃlɪmstn̩fals] Audio: De-schlimmstenfalls.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: schlimmsten Falls [alternative], schlimmsten Falles [alternative]
Etymology: schlimmsten + Falls Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|schlimmsten|Falls}}, {{compound|de|schlimmsten|Falls}} schlimmsten + Falls Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} schlimmstenfalls, {{de-adv}} schlimmstenfalls
  1. at worst, in the worst case
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