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 *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi
Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos
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Latin optimus
English -al
English optimal
English suboptimal
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
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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