Least bad or least worst?

Abcd3 · 2019-04-30T18:11:40+00:00

Which of these do you think is correct? Thank you! :)

MullofKintire · 30/04/2019 19:13

‘least bad’

or how about ‘best available option’ ?

Racerback · 30/04/2019 19:15

Least bad. Or just 'best'.

Original poster

Abcd3 · 30/04/2019 20:58

Thanks!

OP posts:

Chewysmum · 09/10/2019 19:09

Agree, least worst is a contradiction in terms and makes no sense whatsoever. Least bad sort of makes sense but it would be more correct to say something like "best of a bad bunch" or even "least terrible" or "least awful" sound better than "least bad".

Knittedfairies · 09/10/2019 19:10

Or even 'better'

pumkinseason · 09/10/2019 19:12

Oh, I was brought up to say least worst.

whyamidoingthis · 09/10/2019 19:13

It can't be least worst because worst is just that. There is nothing worse than it.