suboptimal

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sub·op·ti·mal

   [suhb-op-tuh-muhl]
adjective
being below an optimal level or standard.
Also, sub·op·ti·mum  [suhb-op-tuh-muhm] .

Origin:
1930–35; sub- + optimal
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Suboptimal is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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