4
defective(adjective, short, deficient, lacking, incomplete)
4
discontinuous(adjective, unreliable, uneven, variable, incomplete)
4
faulty(adjective, short, deficient, lacking, incomplete)
4
immature(adjective, deficient, incomplete, inexact, warped)
4
inadequate(adjective, short, shy, empty, deficient)
4
inexact(adjective, deficient, incomplete, warped, defective)
4
scanty(adjective, incomplete)
4
scrappy
4
short(adjective, incomplete)
4
speckled
4
sporadic(adjective, irregular, unreliable, uneven, variable)
4
spotted(adjective, speckled)
4
unequal
4
varying(adjective, consistent, spotty)
3
bumpy
3
damaged(adjective, deficient, incomplete, inexact, warped)
3
embryonic(adjective, incomplete)
3
fragmentary(adjective, unreliable, uneven, variable, incomplete)
3
haphazard(adjective, erratic, random)
3
impaired(adjective, deficient, incomplete, inexact, warped)
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