4
wan(adjective, dull, light, weak, soft)
4
wasted
3
contemptible(adjective, mean, poor, base, miserable)
3
despicable(adjective, mean, poor, base, inferior)
3
fatuous
3
flimsy
3
foiled(adjective, unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
3
frustrated(adjective, unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
3
good-for-nothing(adjective, weak, poor, base, careless)
3
half-baked(incompetent, incoherent, wasteful, unproductive)
3
hollow(adjective, poor, inadequate, useless, trivial)
3
indolent
3
inferior(adjective, poor, base, miserable, insignificant)
3
insubstantial(adjective, dull, light, weak, soft)
3
limited(adjective, mean, obscure, poor, miserable)
3
limp
3
mediocre(adjective, weak, poor, low, base)
3
namby-pamby
3
no-account(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
3
no go(expression, idiom, failure, inadequate, limited)
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