2
awkward
2
bad(adjective, useless, void, unsound, unfit)
2
bungling(adjective, incompetent, wasteful, unproductive)
2
clumsy
2
cowardly(adjective, weak, soft, feeble, mediocre)
2
dead(adjective, meaningless, invalid, unsubstantiated, unsupported)
2
deficient(adjective, poor, inadequate, ineffectual, toothless)
2
dud(adjective, weak, inadequate, useless, incompetent)
2
dysfunctional(weak, stupid, idle, useless, incompetent)
2
enfeebled(adjective, weak, inadequate, incompetent, inept)
2
frustrate
2
half-hearted
2
ill-suited(adjective, inadequate, useless, inappropriate, unfit)
2
implausible(adjective, poor, inadequate, ineffectual, toothless)
2
improper(adjective, inadequate, useless, inappropriate, unfit)
2
inane
2
inapplicable(adjective, inadequate, useless, inappropriate, unfit)
2
inappropriate(adjective, inadequate, useless, unfit, unsuitable)
2
incapacitated(adjective, weak, inadequate, useless, unfit)
2
inconclusive(adjective, poor, inadequate, ineffectual, toothless)
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