115 entries under deficient topic. ×
| ordinary(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| out of gas(expression, adjective, idiom, weak, thin) | |
| rudimentary(incomplete, imperfect, wanting, defective) | |
| sick(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor) | |
| subnormal(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| too little too late(expression, idiom, slight, poor) | |
| unhealthy(inappropriate, unsuitable, substandard, unlikely) | |
| unreliable(adjective, false, insufficient, substandard) | |
| valueless(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| bottom-of-barrel(inferior, defective, buff, flawed) | |
| disfigured(defective, flawed) | |
| few bugs(expression, inferior, defective, flawed) | |
| schlocky(cheap, worthless, substandard, unacceptable) | |
| two-bit(light, small, cheap, little, worthless) | |
| vicious(adjective, unsatisfactory, defective, flawed) |
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