75 entries under second-rate topic. ×

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bad(adjective, mean, weak, wrong, evil)
43
lousy(adjective, good, mean, bad, hard)
31
terrible(adjective, adverb, mean, bad, poor)
23
poor(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
16
base(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
16
contemptible(adjective, characteristic, good, bad, hard)
16
mean(adjective, adverb, good, bad, weak)
15
unsatisfactory(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
14
unsound(adjective, bad, poor, deception, false)
13
shabby(adjective, good, weak, poor, nasty)
12
inferior(adjective, mean, bad, weak, poor)
10
shoddy(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
9
crappy(adjective, mean, bad, poor, nasty)
9
substandard(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
8
cheap(adjective, good, poor, nasty, low)
8
low-grade(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
8
sorry(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
7
inadequate(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
7
mediocre(adjective, mean, bad, weak, poor)
7
worthless(adjective, mean, bad, weak, wrong)
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