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| insufficient(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| inadequate(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| lacking(adjective, weak, flat, poor, plain) | |
| imperfect(adjective, weak, rough, poor, plain) | |
| defective(adjective, rough, poor, plain, false) | |
| incomplete(adjective, weak, poor, plain, false) | |
| poor(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| short(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| meager(adjective, close, light, slight, flat) | |
| flawed(adjective, inadequate, incomplete, imperfect, inexact) | |
| unfinished(adjective, slight, poor, small, miserable) | |
| missing(adjective, poor, short, inadequate, exhausted) | |
| sketchy(adjective, inadequate, bare, incomplete, imperfect) | |
| impaired(adjective, poor, false, inferior, inadequate) | |
| partial(adjective, inadequate, incomplete, imperfect, inexact) | |
| devoid(adjective, empty) | |
| minus(adjective, poor, inadequate, lacking, shortcoming) | |
| crude(adjective, weak, poor, plain, miserable) | |
| destitute(adjective, down, out) | |
| immature(adjective, poor, plain, inadequate, bare) |
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