31 entries under adjective topic. ×
| shy(failing, lacking) | |
| insufficient(strong, poor, lacking, enough) | |
| inadequate(poor, incompetent, insufficient, defective) | |
| unsuitable(poor, insufficient) | |
| meager(poor, small, inadequate, substantial) | |
| inferior(poor, insufficient) | |
| useless(poor, insufficient) | |
| unsatisfactory(poor, inadequate, acceptable, insufficient) | |
| poor(strong, noble, inadequate, insufficient) | |
| incompetent(poor, insufficient) | |
| deficient(inadequate, imperfect) | |
| unequal(poor, insufficient) | |
| unfit(poor, insufficient) | |
| incapable(strong, fit, poor, insufficient) | |
| intolerable(poor, insufficient) | |
| skimpy(inadequate, generous, sparse) | |
| unacceptable(poor, insufficient) | |
| unqualified(poor, insufficient) | |
| incomplete | |
| lacking |
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