4
shortened(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority)
3
close to
3
except
3
excluding
3
fairly
3
lowly
3
moderately
3
practically
3
quite
3
rather
3
subaltern
2
close upon
2
common(lower, mediocre, substandard)
2
exclusive of(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
in effect
2
kind of
2
low(adverb, low-set, low-lying, subjacent)
2
miniaturized(lower, short, relieved)
2
ordinary(lower, mediocre, substandard)
2
poor(adjective, lower, mediocre, substandard)
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