158 entries under inadequate topic. ×
| rudimentary(incomplete, imperfect, inexact, wanting) | |
| sad(adjective, informal, unfashionable) | |
| schlocky(cheap, substandard, incomplete, inexact) | |
| second fiddle(adjective, imperfect) | |
| second string(adjective, imperfect) | |
| seldom met with(expression, adjective, idiom, limited) | |
| semioccasional(adjective, light, thin, strange, exceptional) | |
| shallow(adjective, flat, poor, thin, small) | |
| shortened(adjective, inferior, limited, insufficient) | |
| sick(adjective, poor, false, inferior) | |
| sorry(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| sporadic(adjective, light, thin, strange, exceptional) | |
| subtle(light, slight, thin, strange) | |
| tenuous(light, slight, thin, strange) | |
| third string(adjective, imperfect) | |
| too little too late(expression, idiom, slight, poor) | |
| unassembled(adjective, imperfect) | |
| unbelievable(adjective, flat, poor, thin, small) | |
| unconvincing(adjective, flat, poor, thin, small) | |
| valueless(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
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