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sub-optimal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
sub--op-ti-mal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of suboptimal.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does sub-optimal mean?
Alternative form of suboptimal.

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