2
defective
2
disadvantageous(adjective, inexpedient)
2
gauche(adjective, incompetent, clumsy, inexpert)
2
half-baked(adjective, well, incompetent, wasteful, unproductive)
2
idle(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate, limited)
2
impuissant(weak, skill, inadequate, unfit, inept)
2
inactive
2
inadept(incompetent, clumsy, inexpert)
2
inexperienced(adjective, inadequate, useless, improper, incompetent)
2
inoperable
2
inutile
2
pointless
2
purposeless
2
second-rate
2
shiftless
2
shoddy
2
toothless
2
undexterous(incompetent, clumsy, inexpert)
2
uneconomic(adjective, unprofitable)
2
uneconomical(adjective, extravagant, incompetent, lavish, wasteful)
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