16
inferior(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, bad)
15
wretched(adjective, mean, bad, moving, lower)
14
pitiful(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
14
lightweight(adjective, slight, unimportant, trivial, minor)
14
nugatory(adjective, slight, lower, poor, base)
14
sorry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, moving)
13
meager(adjective, mean, weak, moving, slight)
13
meagre
13
shabby(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, bad)
12
contemptible(adjective, mean, weak, lower, obscure)
12
flimsy(adjective, slight, small, miserable, inadequate)
12
frivolous(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
12
low(adjective, mean, light, weak, slight)
12
picayune(adjective, mean, light, weak, slight)
12
scant(adjective, slight, fine, poor, thin)
11
abject(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
11
base(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
11
cheap(adjective, good, mean, poor, low)
11
inadequate(adjective, mean, light, weak, moving)
10
beggarly(adjective, mean, lower, obscure, poor)
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