Definition of "nonideal" [nonideal]

• Not ideal (adjective)

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• "Each year we were mildly disappointed with the condition of the grapes -- they were growing the plants for wood, not for grapes, so they were nonideal for wine."
• "The cross, she said, is the symbol of the sacrifice of the ideal to the nonideal. ..."
• "It is a way to make the best of a nonideal situation, which is that the orchestra lacks a permanent home."