subminimal

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ minimal

Adjective

subminimal (not comparable)

1. Below a minimal value.

   Hypernym: nonminimal

   Coordinate terms: submaximal, suboptimal; inadequate

   • 2011, Claudia Maienborn, Event Arguments: Foundations and Applications, page 328:

     The fact that event predicates that denote subminimal P-events need to obey even stricter contextual restrictions was derived on the basis of scalar inferences, plus the assumption that subminimal events never occur in their own right.

Anagrams

• minialbums