2
unrewarding(adjective, arouse bad feelings)
2
unsatisfactory(adjective, poor, inadequate, useless, trivial)
2
unskillful(inadequate, useless, incompetent, inept, unable)
2
unworkable(weak, stupid, idle, useless, incompetent)
2
waste(adjective, poor, base, stupid, inferior)
2
wasteful(incompetent, unproductive)
1
timid
1
abandoned(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
1
abject(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
1
absurd
1
acarpous
1
aged(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, shaky)
1
ailing(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, shaky)
1
amateurish(inadequate, useless, inept, unable, unskilled)
1
anemic(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
1
anticlimactic(adjective, inadequate, limited, feeble, useless)
1
arid
1
around in circles(expression, adjective, idiom, silly, stupid)
1
ashen(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
1
ashy(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
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