subpar

See also: sub-par

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ par.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səbˈpɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /səbˈpɑɹ/, [səbˈpʰɑɹ], [səbˈpʰɑ˞]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /səbˈpɑɹ/

Adjective

subpar (not comparable)

1. Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.

   Synonyms: below par, under par

   Coordinate terms: up to par, above par

   Bob's grasp of English was subpar.

2. (golf) Synonym of below par.
3. (finance) Trading at a price below face value.

Translations

of less than a traditional or accepted standard

Dutch: onder de maat, benedenmaats (nl) Finnish: ala-arvoinen (fi) French: médiocre (fr), en dessous de la moyenne Polish: niedostateczny (pl) m Russian: дешёвка (ru) f (dešóvka), ниже среднего (niže srednevo) Spanish: por debajo de la media, subpar, mediocre (es), deficiente (es), insatisfactorio, inferior (es), subóptimo

See also

• cut the mustard

Anagrams

• upbars, bars up