4
retrogressive(adjective, mean, low, immoral, debased)
4
scanty(adjective, light, weak, poor, short)
4
scarce(adjective, weak, poor, short, shy)
4
sickly(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, ill)
4
skimpy(adjective, close, light, weak, poor)
4
unhealthy(mean, low, immoral, debased, deteriorated)
4
unsatisfactory
4
unsuccessful(adjective, vain, ineffective, weakening, unproductive)
4
waning(noun, verb, adjective, drop, decline)
4
wasting(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, deterioration)
4
weak spot(noun, expression, catch, difficulty, weakness)
4
weakened(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, shaky)
4
withering(decline, ruin, collapse, deterioration, impairment)
4
without
3
ailing(noun, adjective, weak, disorder, weakness)
3
blind spot(noun, expression, weakness, fault, shortcoming)
3
blot(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
3
bust(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
3
busting
3
collapse(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, failure)
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