207 entries under poor topic. ×
| niggardly(adjective, weak, small, common) | |
| bad(adjective, quality, weak, false) | |
| stingy(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| substandard(adjective, weak, rough, awful) | |
| weak(adjective, slight, false, small) | |
| missing(adjective, short, inadequate, exhausted) | |
| rare(adjective, close, light, exceptional) | |
| impaired(adjective, false, inferior, inadequate) | |
| low(adjective, mediocre, insufficient, reduced) | |
| shabby(adjective, weak, slight, small) | |
| sparse(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| unsound(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| damaged(adjective, bad, inadequate, incomplete) | |
| amiss(adjective, rough, inadequate, atrocious) | |
| injured(adjective, inadequate, imperfection, incomplete) | |
| mean(adjective, weak, small, common) | |
| minus(adjective, inadequate, lacking, shortcoming) | |
| not enough(expression, adjective, idiom, inadequate) | |
| second-rate(adjective, weak, miserable, inferior) | |
| slight(adjective, weak, flat, small) |
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