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Definition of Pessimum
1. Adjective. Of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival.
Definition of Pessimum
1. Noun. A worst or lowest point. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pessimum
1. a worst state, the opposite of optimum [n PESSIMA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pessimum
Literary usage of Pessimum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses by William Horatio Bates (1920)
"A letter, for instance, may be a pessimum when located at the end or at the
beginning of a line or sentence, and not in other places. ..."
2. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources by James Wood (1899)
"Malum consilium consultor! pessimum—Bad actions are always regarded as reproaching
the ... pessimum ..."
3. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1893)
"A further increase of rate beyond the pessimum may lead to a second optimum, ...
The existence of a pessimum rate, as defined above, is interesting from a ..."
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