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substandard

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sub⋅stand⋅ard

  [suhb-stan-derd]
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–adjective
1. below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
2. noting or pertaining to a dialect or variety of a language or a feature of usage that is often considered by others to mark its user as uneducated; nonstandard.
3. Insurance.
a. not measuring up to an insurer's regular standards in undertaking risks: a substandard risk.
b. pertaining to insurance written to cover substandard risks.
Origin:
1895–1900; sub- + standard
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sub·stan·dard   (sŭb-stān'dərd)   
adj.  

  1. Failing to meet a standard; below standard.

  2. Linguistics

    1. Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.

    2. Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard. See Usage Note at nonstandard.

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Main Entry: sub·stan·dard
Function: adjective
: deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: as a : of a quality lower than that prescribed by law b : constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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