158 entries under inadequate topic. ×

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niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
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bad(adjective, quality, weak, poor, false)
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substandard(adjective, weak, rough, poor, awful)
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weak(adjective, slight, poor, false, small)
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missing(adjective, poor, short, exhausted)
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rare(adjective, close, light, poor, exceptional)
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sketchy(adjective, bare, incomplete, imperfect)
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impaired(adjective, poor, false, inferior)
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shabby(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small)
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sparse(adjective, close, light, weak, slight)
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damaged(adjective, bad, poor, incomplete)
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partial(adjective, incomplete, imperfect, inexact)
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amiss(adjective, rough, poor, atrocious)
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injured(adjective, poor, imperfection, incomplete)
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mean(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
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minus(adjective, poor, lacking, shortcoming)
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not enough(expression, adjective, idiom, poor)
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second-rate(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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slight(adjective, weak, flat, poor, small)
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small(adjective, light, weak, poor, low)
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