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suboptimally

suboptimally adverb: in a less than optimal manner.

Adverb

suboptimally (comparative more suboptimally, superlative most suboptimally)

  1. In a less than optimal manner.

Forms of suboptimally

comparativemore suboptimally
superlativemost suboptimally

Origin of suboptimally

From suboptimal + -ly.

Questions about suboptimally

What does suboptimally mean?
Suboptimally means in a less than optimal manner.
What part of speech is suboptimally?
Suboptimally is an adverb.

Words near suboptimally in the dictionary

  1. suboptical
  2. suboptima
  3. suboptimal
  4. suboptimalities
  5. suboptimality
  6. suboptimally
  7. suboptimisation
  8. suboptimisations
  9. suboptimization
  10. suboptimizations
  11. suboptimize

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