pessimal

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /pˈesɪməl/
- /pˈesɪməl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /pˈesɪməl/

Definitions of pessimal word

noun Technical meaning of pessimal /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED. 1
adjective pessimal having conditions that present the lowest chance of survival for a creature 0

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Parts of speech for Pessimal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pessimal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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