sub-optimal
Adjective
Meaning
sub-optimal (comparative more sub-optimal, superlative most sub-optimal)
Alternative form of suboptimal
Examples
It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.
Disruptive selection also acts during transition periods when the current mode is sub-optimal, but alters the trait in more than one direction.
Basic policing works on a cell by cell basis, but this is sub-optimal for encapsulated packet traffic (as discarding a single cell will invalidate the whole packet).
Mike Renner from Pro Football Focus likes Edwards-Helaire, but is concerned about what he calls “sub-optimal decision-making.”
In Bermuda’s case, we’re lucky to be connected to excellent care overseas, but this should not be mistaken for an indication that the care here is sub-optimal or inadequate.
To operate the fire selector lever, right handed shooters have to briefly remove their right hand from the pistol grip, which is ergonomically sub-optimal.