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nonideal

adjective
non·​ide·​al | \ ˌnän-ī-ˈdē(-ə)l , -ˈī-ˌdē(-ə)l\

Definition of nonideal

: not ideal especially : not exactly right for a particular purpose, situation, or person nonideal circumstances
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nonideally adverb

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 Today was different—even with the drizzly, nonideal conditions. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "In New York City, Where Style and Hustle Rule, This Is What Democracy Looks Like," 6 Nov. 2018

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1819, in the meaning defined above

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