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sub·stan·dard
(sŭb-stăn′dərd)adj.
1. Failing to meet a standard; below standard.
2. Linguistics
a. Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
b. Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard. See Usage Note at nonstandard.
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substandard
(sʌbˈstændəd)adj
1. below an established or required standard
2. another word for nonstandard
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sub•stand•ard
(sʌbˈstæn dərd)adj.
1. below standard or less than adequate.
2. of or pertaining to a dialect or variety of a language or a feature of usage often considered by others to mark its user as uneducated; nonstandard.
[1895–1900]
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Adj. | 1. | substandard - falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" nonstandard - varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board" |
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substandard
adjective inferior, inadequate, unacceptable, damaged, imperfect, second-rate, shoddy a policy of clearing substandard housing
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substandard
adjectiveOf low or lower quality:
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Translations
تَحْت المُسْتَوى
neodpovídající normě
andenrangs
gyenge minõségû
undir tilsettum gæîastaîli
žemesnio negu reikiamo lygio
standartam neatbilstošs
nezodpovedajúci normesubštandardný
düşük seviyeli
substandard
[ˈsʌbˈstændəd] ADJ1. (= inferior) [products, material] → de calidad inferior; [service, work, performance] → poco satisfactorio
substandard housing → viviendas que no reúnen condiciones de habitabilidad
substandard housing → viviendas que no reúnen condiciones de habitabilidad
2. (Ling) (= nonstandard) → no estándar
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substandard
adj work, goods → minderwertig; quality also, housing → unzulänglich; worker → unterdurchschnittlich; (Ling) → nicht korrekt
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substandard
(sabˈstӕndəd) adjective below the (officially) approved standard. substandard working conditions.
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