158 entries under inadequate topic. ×
| subpar(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| thin(adjective, close, light, slight, poor) | |
| contemptible(adjective, weak, poor, small, common) | |
| crude(adjective, weak, poor, plain, miserable) | |
| failing(adjective, close, light, poor, short) | |
| immature(adjective, poor, plain, bare) | |
| inapt(poor, insufficient, scarce) | |
| infrequent(adjective, poor, strange, exceptional) | |
| little(adjective, close, light, slight, poor) | |
| marred(adjective, poor, broken, incomplete) | |
| mediocre(adjective, bad, weak, poor, miserable) | |
| scrimpy(adjective, close, light, slight, poor) | |
| spare(adjective, close, light, slight, poor) | |
| trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable) | |
| unacceptable(adjective, bad, rough, poor, awful) | |
| unqualified(adjective, weak, poor, low, thin) | |
| base(adjective, weak, poor, small, common) | |
| found wanting(expression, adjective, idiom, poor) | |
| lame(adjective, bad, flat, poor, false) | |
| paltry(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small) |
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