73 entries under incomplete topic. ×

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rare(adjective, close, light, poor, exceptional)
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sketchy(adjective, inadequate, bare, imperfect)
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impaired(adjective, poor, false, inferior, inadequate)
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low(adjective, poor, mediocre, insufficient, reduced)
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damaged(adjective, bad, poor, inadequate)
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partial(adjective, inadequate, imperfect, inexact)
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patchy(adjective, inexact, warped, defective)
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amiss(adjective, rough, poor, inadequate, atrocious)
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injured(adjective, poor, inadequate, imperfection)
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minus(adjective, poor, inadequate, lacking, shortcoming)
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thin(adjective, close, light, slight, poor)
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crude(adjective, weak, poor, plain, miserable)
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failing(adjective, close, light, poor, short)
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immature(adjective, poor, plain, inadequate, bare)
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infrequent(adjective, poor, strange, exceptional, inadequate)
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marred(adjective, poor, inadequate, broken)
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unqualified(adjective, weak, poor, low, thin)
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bare(close, light, slight, poor, empty)
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found wanting(expression, adjective, idiom, poor, inadequate)
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