100 entries under poor topic. ×

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unsatisfactory(adjective, weak, rough, awful)
8
amiss(adjective, wrong, rough, atrocious)
8
injured(adjective, hurt, down, blemish)
8
lacking(adjective, weak, plain, miserable)
7
short(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate)
6
failing(verb, weak, short, inadequate)
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feeble(adjective, mean, bad, weak)
6
incorrect(adjective, rough, awful, inferior)
6
sad(adjective, informal, inadequate, unfashionable, mean)
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shabby(adjective, mean, bad, weak)
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subpar(adjective, weak, miserable, inferior)
5
second-rate(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
4
base(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
4
below par(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, weak)
4
incompetent(weak, inadequate, insufficient, deficient)
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mean(adjective, bad, weak, lower)
4
mediocre(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
4
not enough(expression, adjective, idiom, weak)
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small(weak, insufficient, scarce, incomplete)
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substandard(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
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