207 entries under poor topic. ×
| base(adjective, weak, small, common) | |
| depleted(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| found wanting(expression, adjective, idiom, inadequate) | |
| infertile(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| lame(adjective, bad, flat, false) | |
| miserly(adjective, small, insufficient, scarce) | |
| narrow(adjective, small, common, insignificant) | |
| paltry(adjective, weak, slight, small) | |
| slender(adjective, close, light, slight) | |
| unfruitful(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| worthless(adjective, weak, small, miserable) | |
| diminutive(adjective, weak, small, miserable) | |
| exiguous(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| inept(adjective, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual) | |
| insignificant(adjective, weak, small, common) | |
| limited(adjective, close, light, slight) | |
| minimal(adjective, close, light, small) | |
| puny(adjective, slight, small, modest) | |
| secondary(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| shoddy(adjective, weak, miserable, inferior) |
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