suboptimally
Below peak performance
In a way that falls short of the best or most effective approach.
Something done suboptimally still functions, just not as well as it could: The algorithm performs suboptimally with small datasets.
The word often appears in technical or business contexts where optimization is prized.
To a lacking degree
- incompletelyNot to the end
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- incompetentlyWithout adequate skill
amateurishly · unprofessionally · half-heartedly · superficially · shoddily · carelessly · negligently · underwhelmingly
With unnecessary excess
- unproductivelyWithout useful outcome
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
unsystematically · redundantly · impractically · cumbersomely · awkwardly · ineptly · fumblingly · laboriously
To a typical degree
- ordinarilyIn the usual manner
- unremarkablyIn an ordinary manner
- passablyTo an acceptable extent
- tolerablyAdequately, without excellence
so-so · moderately · indifferently · unimpressively · prosaically · mundanely · forgettably · blandly
With defects present
- defectivelyIn a flawed manner
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
patchily · approximately · inexactly · imprecisely · loosely · crudely · coarsely · brokenly
insufficiently
To a lacking degree
- incompletelyNot to the end
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
incompetently · amateurishly · unprofessionally · half-heartedly · superficially · shoddily · carelessly · negligently · underwhelmingly · disappointingly
wastefully
With unnecessary excess
- unproductivelyWithout useful outcome
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
haphazardly · unsystematically · redundantly · impractically · cumbersomely · awkwardly · ineptly · fumblingly · laboriously · ineffectively
averagely
To a typical degree
- ordinarilyIn the usual manner
- unremarkablyIn an ordinary manner
- passablyTo an acceptable extent
tolerably · so-so · moderately · indifferently · unimpressively · prosaically · mundanely · forgettably · blandly · tepidly
faultily
With defects present
- defectivelyIn a flawed manner
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
inconsistently · patchily · approximately · inexactly · imprecisely · loosely · crudely · coarsely · brokenly · jaggedly
suboptimallyoptimally
In the best manner
perfectly · ideally · excellently · flawlessly · superbly
suboptimallyoptimally
In the best manner
efficiently · effectively · maximally · productively · proficiently