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Definition

Urgently; desperately; to an extreme degree.

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In Context

  • "I need a drink of water in the worst way."
  • "Man, I need a life in the worst way."
  • "I wanted this to work in the worst way because my reputation was on the line here. . . ."
  • "Stern as well as assorted television executives needed a game seven in the worst way, and "the worst way" might be how they're getting one."
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