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sub-optimum
adjective
(alsosuboptimum)uk /ˌsʌbˈɒp.tɪ.məm/ us /ˈsʌbˌɑːp.tə.məm/
less than the optimum (= the best possible):
It was encouraging to see that such high-quality work can be delivered even in sub-optimum circumstances.
At a sub-optimum temperature, only 70% of the seeds germinated.
Soil analysis results showed that these fields were sub-optimum for growing maize.
Discrimination in all areas. but especially against older workers. can lead to a sub-optimum use of human resources.
Suboptimum levels of key nutrients were discovered in the samples.
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intolerable
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