suboptimally

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adverb

In a less than optimal manner.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adverbsuboptimally (comparative more suboptimally, superlative most suboptimally)

comparative more suboptimally · superlative most suboptimally

  1. In a less than optimal manner.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

suboptimally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suboptimally

MLA

“suboptimally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suboptimally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suboptimally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suboptimally.

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