/peS' im-l/ (Latin-baSed antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "ThiS iS a peSSimal Situation." AlSo "peSSimiSe" To make aS bad aS poSSible. TheSe wordS are the obviouS Latin-baSed antonymS for "optimal" and "optimiSe", but for Some reaSon they do not appear in moSt EngliSh dictionarieS, although "peSSimiSe" iS liSted in the OED. [Jargon File] (1995-02-01)

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