worse (adv.) Copy link Outline 1. pējus2. dētĕrius • worse (adv.): 1. pējus: I hated him much w. than Clodius, hunc oderam multo pejus quam Clodium, Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3. 2. dētĕrius: does the grass shine or smell w. than Libyan floor? deterius Libycis olet aut nitet herba lapillis? Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19.