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pessimal

Syllables: pes·si·mal/ˈpɛ.sɪ.məl/

pessimal adjective: bad to a maximal extent; worst.

Adjective

pessimal (not comparable)

  1. Bad to a maximal extent; worst.
    • Calculated in this way, a security value represents a pessimal view of possibilities.1989, Peter C. Ordeshook, Gregory F. Rose, Emerson M. Niou, The balance of power: Stability in international systems
    • "Optimal and Pessimal Orderings of Steiner Triple Systems in Disk Arrays1998, Bela Bolloas, “Modern Graph Theory”, in LATIN 2000: Theoretical Informatics

pessimal meaning in Bengali

pessimal in Bengali

সর্বোচ্চ মাত্রায় খারাপ, নিকৃষ্টতম

Antonyms of pessimal

Origin of pessimal

From Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -al, modeled on optimal.

Words formed from pessimal

Questions about pessimal

What does pessimal mean?
Pessimal means bad to a maximal extent; worst.
What is pessimal in Bengali?
Pessimal in Bengali is সর্বোচ্চ মাত্রায় খারাপ, নিকৃষ্টতম. See Pessimal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pessimal?
Pessimal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pessimal?
Pessimal is pronounced /ˈpɛ.sɪ.məl/.

Words near pessimal in the dictionary

  1. Pesquet's parrots
  2. pessaries
  3. pessary
  4. Pessi
  5. pessima
  6. pessimal
  7. pessimality
  8. pessimally
  9. pessimise
  10. pessimised
  11. pessimises

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