115 entries under deficient topic. ×
| junk(adjective, poor, informal, inferior, incompetent) | |
| low-grade(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty) | |
| partial(incomplete, imperfect, wanting, defective) | |
| plain(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| rare(adjective, close, light, weak, poor) | |
| undeveloped(unqualified, incomplete, imperfect, wanting) | |
| warped(imperfection, broken, defective, flawed) | |
| abnormal(adjective, poor, inferior, incorrect, unsound) | |
| amiss(rough, poor, cheap, atrocious) | |
| common(adjective, mean, weak, poor, miserable) | |
| diminutive(adjective, weak, slight, moderate, poor) | |
| dud(adjective, weak, cheap, incompetent) | |
| dwarfed(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| false(adjective, thin, insufficient, incorrect, unsuitable) | |
| fractional(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, mild) | |
| garbage(rough, poor, cheap, atrocious, worthless) | |
| infrequent(adjective, weak, poor, thin, spare) | |
| lemon(adjective, poor, inferior, incompetent, insufficient) | |
| lowly(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| marred(poor, scarce, broken, lacking) |
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