When describing how an action is performed, you use an adverb. Just like in English, the Italian adverbs for "well" (bene) and "badly" (male) have irregular comparative forms: meglio (better) and peggio (worse).
To say you do something "better than" or "worse than" someone or something else, use meglio or peggio followed by the preposition di (than).
| I didn't cheat at all, I just played better than you! | Non ho mica barato, ho solo giocato meglio di te! |
| He moved the pawn worse than me. | Lui ha spostato la pedina peggio di me. |
When the word following di requires a definite article, di combines with it to form an articulated preposition (like del or della). You can also use di to compare actions against time expressions like prima (before) or solito (usual).
| My brother is competitive, but tonight he played worse than usual. | Mio fratello è competitivo, ma stasera ha giocato peggio del solito. |
| With this tactic, you defend better than last time. | Con questa tattica, difendi meglio della volta scorsa. |
If the comparison is already clear from context, meglio and peggio can be used on their own, often emphasized by words like molto (much).
| Without a good tactic, you attack much worse. | Senza una buona tattica, attacchi molto peggio. |
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