pessimo

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin pessimus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛs.si.mo/ Rhymes: -ɛssimo Hyphenation: pès‧si‧mo === Adjective === pessimo (feminine pessima, masculine plural pessimi, feminine plural pessime) superlative of cattivo very bad, awful, foul, dreadful Synonyms: disgustoso, orrendo, orribile, terribile, tremendo Antonym: ottimo ==== Derived terms ==== pessimamente pessimismo == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛs.sɪ.moː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛs.si.mo] === Verb === pessimō (present infinitive pessimāre, perfect active pessimāvī, supine pessimātum); first conjugation to ruin (spoil completely) ==== Conjugation ==== === Adjective === pessimō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pessimus === References === “pessimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “pessimo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.