314 entries under adjective topic. ×
| scrimpy(close, light, slight, poor) | |
| spare(close, light, slight, poor) | |
| too little(expression, idiom, poor, insufficient) | |
| trifling(weak, poor, small, miserable) | |
| unacceptable(bad, rough, poor, awful) | |
| unqualified(weak, poor, low, thin) | |
| bantam(small, common, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| barren(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| base(weak, poor, small, common) | |
| blemished | |
| depleted(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| exceptional | |
| found wanting(expression, idiom, poor, inadequate) | |
| fragmentary | |
| inconsiderable(small, common, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| infertile(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| inwhickedsavory(small, common, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| lame(bad, flat, poor, false) | |
| meagerly | |
| miserly(poor, small, insufficient, scarce) |
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