314 entries under adjective topic. ×

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unfinished(slight, poor, small, miserable)
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incompetent(weak, poor, low, short)
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niggardly(weak, poor, small, common)
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bad(quality, weak, poor, false)
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stingy(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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substandard(weak, rough, poor, awful)
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weak(slight, poor, false, small)
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missing(poor, short, inadequate, exhausted)
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rare(close, light, poor, exceptional)
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sketchy(inadequate, bare, incomplete, imperfect)
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impaired(poor, false, inferior, inadequate)
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low(poor, mediocre, insufficient, reduced)
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shabby(weak, slight, poor, small)
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sparse(close, light, weak, slight)
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unsound(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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damaged(bad, poor, inadequate, incomplete)
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partial(inadequate, incomplete, imperfect, inexact)
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patchy(incomplete, inexact, warped, defective)
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absent
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amiss(rough, poor, inadequate, atrocious)
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