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scarce(adjective, clear, weak, slight, flat)
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second-class(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, lower)
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seedy(adjective, feature, characteristic, weakness, trait)
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terrible(adjective, mean, bad, severe, nasty)
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vile(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, low)
12
wanting(adjective, close, clear, light, slight)
11
distressed(adjective, characteristic, mean, low, sad)
11
infertile(adjective, weak, slight, thin, small)
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insubstantial(adjective, dull, mean, light, weak)
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lame(adjective, bad, weak, flat, thin)
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middling(adjective, mean, moderate, lower, rough)
11
modest(adjective, mean, simple, slight, lower)
11
sleazy(adjective, good, mean, bad, rough)
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tight(adjective, small, insignificant, boring, unimportant)
11
underprivileged(noun, adjective, characteristic, mean, lower)
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beggarly(adjective, mean, lower, obscure, flat)
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crude(adjective, mean, weak, rough, rude)
10
frugal(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, thin)
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ordinary(adjective, mean, bad, weak, simple)
10
pinched(adjective, flat, low, exhausted, meager)
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