Optimal and Special

Optimal

Optimal adjective - Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied.
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Special and optimal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Optimal".

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Optimal and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Optimal" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • Messed with in X, wherein the bosses had a particular order of weaknesses, but the special items (boots, armor, etc.) had a different optimal order.
  • Badass Decay In 3rd edition, he is a less than optimal build with very few special rules.
    Source: Badass Decay
  • Humble Hero Greg from Friendship Is Optimal: Always Say No is very modest about his heroic actions, and quick to pass them off as nothing special.
    Source: Humble Hero
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