Could Be Worst or Worse?

'Worse' and 'worst' can both function as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. 'Worse' is a comparative that describes something that's bad in relationship to something else, while 'worst' is a superlative that describes something that is as bad as it can be.

Could be worse define?

used for saying that a situation is better than it might have been, although it is still bad.

Could ve been worse meaning?

A sarcastic comment one makes when something went about as badly as it could have.