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substandard

[ suhb-stan-derd ]

adjective

  1. below standard or less than adequate:

    substandard housing conditions.

  2. noting or pertaining to a dialect or variety of a language or a feature of usage that is often considered by others to mark its user as uneducated; nonstandard.
  3. Insurance.
    1. not measuring up to an insurer's regular standards in undertaking risks:

      a substandard risk.

    2. pertaining to insurance written to cover substandard risks.


substandard

/ ʌˈæԻə /

adjective

  1. below an established or required standard
  2. another word for nonstandard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of substandard1

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + standard
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Just last month, Gadkari pointed to poor civil engineering practices - flawed road design, substandard construction and weak management - along with inadequate signage and markings, as key contributors to the alarmingly high road accident rate.

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For Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City side, the celebrations at full-time at Goodison Park on Saturday pointed to a monumental result in the context of their substandard campaign.

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Colorado’s attorneys urged the court to affirm the view that “the 1st Amendment allows states to reasonably regulate professional conduct to protect patients from substandard treatment, even when that regulation incidentally burdens speech.”

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Rogue landlords in England will face curbs on how much benefit they can receive if their properties are substandard, the government has announced as it unveiled £300m to build more affordable housing.

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Many people have come forward to share their own bad experiences with alleged substandard drugs.

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