having conditions that present the lowest chance of survival for a creature
a pessimal environment
Examples of 'pessimal' in a sentence
pessimal
An effort has been made to reveal survival strategy of yew under pessimal conditions.
Arnold Gegechkori 2018, 'Patterns of distribution and survival of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) in an alpinetree line ecotone in the Greater Caucasus (Georgia)', Annals of Agrarian Sciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1512188718300836. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)