suboptimally

suboptimally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos
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Latin optimus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English optimal
English suboptimal
English -ly
English suboptimally

    From suboptimal + -ly.

    Adverb

    suboptimally (comparative more suboptimally, superlative most suboptimally)

    1. In a less than optimal manner.
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