pessimum

• Adjectif désuet signifiant 'le pire' ou 'le plus nuisible', rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'worst' or 'most harmful', now rarely used in modern English.

1. Least favorable for survivalC2formalscientific

   Describing the environmental conditions that are the least conducive to the survival or growth of an organism.

   Pessimum (conditions environnementales)

   • The desert represents a pessimum environment for most amphibians.
   • Scientists studied the pessimum conditions that limit plant growth in the region.
   • The species cannot survive in the pessimum climate of the high Arctic.

   Synonymesadversedetrimentalharmfulhostileworst

   Antonymesbestoptimaloptimum