Suboptimal
//sʌbˈɑptɪməl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality. not-comparable
"Near-synonym: submaximal"
Example
More examples"English is a language that is really suboptimal, but there are volumes of information in it."
Etymology
From sub- + optimal.
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