207 entries under poor topic. ×
| small(adjective, light, weak, low) | |
| subpar(adjective, weak, miserable, inferior) | |
| thin(adjective, close, light, slight) | |
| contemptible(adjective, weak, small, common) | |
| crude(adjective, weak, plain, miserable) | |
| failing(adjective, close, light, short) | |
| immature(adjective, plain, inadequate, bare) | |
| inapt(inadequate, insufficient, scarce) | |
| infrequent(adjective, strange, exceptional, inadequate) | |
| little(adjective, close, light, slight) | |
| marred(adjective, inadequate, broken, incomplete) | |
| mediocre(adjective, bad, weak, miserable) | |
| scrimpy(adjective, close, light, slight) | |
| spare(adjective, close, light, slight) | |
| too little(expression, adjective, idiom, insufficient) | |
| trifling(adjective, weak, small, miserable) | |
| unacceptable(adjective, bad, rough, awful) | |
| unqualified(adjective, weak, low, thin) | |
| bare(close, light, slight, empty) | |
| barren(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) |
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