509 entries under adjective topic. ×
| maladroit(useless, inept, unable, unskilled) | |
| minus(poor, incompetent, insufficient, deficient) | |
| modest(weak, soft, slight, gentle) | |
| nonfunctional(useless, impractical, hopeless, unusable) | |
| not up to(expression, idiom, weak, unfit) | |
| penniless(feature, characteristic, trait) | |
| sparing(close, light, poor, tight) | |
| straitened | |
| unconvincing(weak, poor, thin, delicate) | |
| unprofessional(immoral, unprincipled, inexpert, unethical) | |
| unpromising(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| unskilled(weak, useless, unfit, unqualified) | |
| unskillful(weak, useless, unfit, unqualified) | |
| untenable(useless, unfit, unacceptable) | |
| unworkable(useless, impractical, hopeless, unusable) | |
| unworthy(bad, poor, offensive, mediocre) | |
| vain(weak, inferior, short, limited) | |
| vile(mean, bad, poor, nasty) | |
| void(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| wiry(poor, thin, small, spare) |
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