pésimo

Asturian

Adjective

pésimo

1. neuter of pésimu

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pessimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpesimo/ [ˈpe.si.mo]
• Rhymes: -esimo
• Syllabification: pé‧si‧mo

Adjective

pésimo (feminine pésima, masculine plural pésimos, feminine plural pésimas, superlative (proscribed) pesimísimo)

1. lousy, rubbish, abysmal, poor, terrible, awful, rotten, horrible, dismal, appalling, dreadful (very bad)

   Synonym: malísimo

   Antonym: buenísimo

   Ella tiene pésimo gusto en los hombres.

   She has terrible taste in men.

2. (prescriptive) superlative degree of malo

   Synonym: malísimo

Derived terms

• pesimísimo

Related terms

• pesimismo
• pesimista

See also

• óptimo

Further reading

• “pésimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025