4
unexceptional(adjective, dull, simple, plain, ordinary)
3
amateurish
3
cheesy(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
3
commonplace(adjective, mean, bad, lower, poor)
3
cookie-cutter(adjective, characteristic, quality, normalcy, customariness)
3
crude(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
3
declasse(mean, bad, lower, rough, poor)
3
incompetent
3
inefficient
3
inexpert
3
junky(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
3
low-class(adjective, rough, coarse, vulgar, ill-mannered)
3
not good
3
second-best(adjective, mediocre)
3
tainted(adjective, imperfect)
3
unsatisfying
3
unskilled
3
untrained
3
valueless(adjective, mean, bad, weak, poor)
3
weak(adjective, poor, miserable, inferior, modest)
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