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pessimal |
3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pessimal adj : of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival [syn: {pessimum(a)}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: pessimal /pes'im-l/ adj [Latin-based antonym for `optimal'] Maximally bad "This is a pessimal situation." Also `pessimize' vt To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for `optimal' and `optimize', but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although `pessimize' is listed in the OED. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: 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. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-01)
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