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busting(verb, failing)
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butterfingers(clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
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careening
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cavorting
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churning
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coarse(clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
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designless(adjective, awkward, insignificant, irregular, useless)
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desultory(adjective, insignificant, irregular, empty, senseless)
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disqualified(inadequate, useless, inept, unable, unskilled)
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distributing
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drifting(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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empty(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, senseless)
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falling(verb, failing)
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feckless(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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fidgeting
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flouncing
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fustian(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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gawky(adjective, clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
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goalless(adjective, awkward, insignificant, irregular, useless)
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good-for-nothing(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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