Complete Definition of "pessimal"

English

Adjective
pessimal

  1. that which is superlatively bad

Related terms
pessimism
pessimist
pessimistic

Antonyms
optimistic

Quotations
Bollobas, Bela. Modern Graph Theory. 1998.
"Optimal and Pessimal Orderings of Steiner Triple Systems in Disk Arrays" 1

Ordeshook, Peter C; Rose, Gregory F; Niou, Emerson M. The balance of power: Stability in international systems. 1989.
"Calculated in this way, a security value represents a pessimal view of possibilities." 2

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