68 entries under substandard topic. ×

42
mean(verb, adjective, feature, characteristic, good)
34
poor(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, weak)
30
contemptible(adjective, good, person, mean, light)
27
wretched(adjective, good, mean, bad, lower)
25
cheap(adjective, person, mean, light, poor)
20
shoddy(adjective, mean, weak, rough, poor)
20
miserable(adjective, mean, slight, lower, obscure)
19
inferior(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, bad)
18
sorry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, poor)
15
worthless(adjective, person, mean, weak, lower)
14
base(adjective, mean, bad, light, weak)
14
niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
13
pitiful(adjective, mean, lower, obscure, poor)
13
rotten(adjective, good, weak, poor, nasty)
13
second-rate(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
12
paltry(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, bad)
12
sad(adjective, unfortunate, feature, characteristic, vile)
11
bad(adjective, mean, weak, sad, unhappy)
11
meager(adjective, mean, slight, lower, obscure)
11
tawdry(adjective, mean, bad, poor, low)
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