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Vinony

substandard

adjective

  1. deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as: of a quality lower than that prescribed by law
  2. 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
  3. deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as: constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer
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Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbˈstændɚd/ / /ˌsʌbˈstændəd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Old French estandartder. English standard English substandard From sub- + standard.

  1. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

    “They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.”

    “Nettie describes the takeover of village after village by white men who intend to use the land and people for exploitative purposes without any regard or compensation for the villagers (who once had a strong sense of themselves) and who are then made to work the land for substandard wages.”

  2. Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.