substandard

adjective

Compounds

Combines

Forms

  • positive : substandard

Senses

  • deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as: of a quality lower than that prescribed by law
  • deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as: conforming to a pattern of linguistic usage existing within a speech community but not that of the prestige group in that community
  • deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as: constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer