117 entries under deficient topic. ×

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meager(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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niggardly(adjective, weak, small, common, miserable)
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rotten(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
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mediocre(adjective, mean, bad, weak, moderate)
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sorry(adjective, mean, weak, moving, lower)
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substandard(adjective, weak, lower, rough, nasty)
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pitiful(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
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base(noun, adjective, good, mean, bad)
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humble(adjective, mean, simple, slight, obscure)
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worthless(adjective, mean, weak, moving, lower)
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cheap(adjective, good, mean, rough, low)
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contemptible(adjective, mean, weak, lower, obscure)
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pitiable(adjective, state, mean, moving, low)
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scant(adjective, mean, light, slight, flat)
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thin(adjective, dull, close, mean, light)
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insignificant(adjective, mean, weak, simple, lower)
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awful(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, sad)
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low-grade(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, weak)
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bankrupt(adjective, flat, low, short, shy)
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faulty(adjective, bad, weak, rough, awful)
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