suboptimal
[suhb-op-tuh-muh l]
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adjective
being below an optimal level or standard.
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Also sub·op·ti·mum [suhb-op-tuh-muh m] /sʌbˈɒp tə məm/.
Origin of suboptimal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for sub-optimal
Contemporary Examples of sub-optimal
And the long-term trend of growth—unsatisfying, sub-par, sub-optimal, and insufficient growth—is still intact.
The patient declared cardiac dead has organs that are sub-optimal due to loss of blood flow to the organs.
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There is no longer any room for those with sub-optimal looks.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper