Word info

sub-optimal

Adjective

Meaning

sub-optimal (comparative more sub-optimal, superlative most sub-optimal)

Alternative form of suboptimal

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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. Roelof Botha

Disruptive selection also acts during transition periods when the current mode is sub-optimal, but alters the trait in more than one direction. Source: Internet

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). Source: Internet

Mike Renner from Pro Football Focus likes Edwards-Helaire, but is concerned about what he calls “sub-optimal decision-making.” Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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