pessimal
English
Adjective
pessimal (not comparable)
- bad to a maximal extent; worst
Related terms
- pessimism
- pessimist
- pessimistic
- pessimize
Antonyms
- optimal
Quotations
Bollobas, Bela. Modern Graph Theory. 1998.
- "Optimal and Pessimal Orderings of Steiner Triple Systems in Disk Arrays"
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."