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inadequate(adjective, limited, feeble, useless, inept)
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inoperable(adjective, tired, impractical, hopeless, lost)
6
non-functioning
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sterile(adjective, tired, over, lost, finished)
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unavailing(adjective, weak, stupid, inferior, idle)
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worthless(adjective, weak, stupid, inferior, inadequate)
5
dull(cold, sluggish, lifeless, lazy, inert)
5
flat
5
nugatory(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
5
sluggish(calm, dull, gentle, lazy, inactive)
5
stagnant(calm, gentle, still, tired, inactive)
4
dud
4
duff
4
inefficient(weak, skill, inferior, inadequate, feeble)
4
low
4
malfunctioning
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null(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
4
null and void(expression, adjective, idiom, inferior, inadequate)
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off(adjective, slight, remote, inactive, outside)
4
out of commission(expression, adjective, idiom, dull, weak)
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