6
subpar(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
6
unsatisfactory(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
5
awful(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
execrable(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
middling(adjective, mean, bad, lower, rough)
5
shoddy(adjective, mean, weak, rough, poor)
5
terrible(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
third-rate(feature, characteristic, trait)
4
atrocious(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
4
cheesy
4
coarse(adjective, mean, rough, poor, low)
4
hack(adjective, mean, bad, lower, rough)
4
imperfect(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
4
indifferent(adjective, mean, bad, lower, inferior)
4
low-class(adjective, rough, coarse, vulgar, ill-mannered)
4
pathetic(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
4
sorry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
4
tawdry(adjective, mean, bad, poor, indifferent)
4
vile(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
3
average(adjective, mean, bad, indifferent, inferior)
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