subminimal en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + minimal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Below a minimal value.
The fact that event predicates that denote subminimal P-events need to obey even stricter contextual restrictions was derived on the basis of scalar inferences, plus the assumption that subminimal events never occur in their own right.
2011, Claudia Maienborn, Event Arguments: Foundations and Applications, page 328:
Coordinates
suboptimal · submaximal · inadequate