| low-rent(mean, bad, lower, indifferent, inferior) | |
| minus(lower, mediocre) | |
| naff | |
| niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| non-standard | |
| not up to par(expression, adjective, idiom, quiet, short) | |
| not up to snuff(expression, adjective, idiom, quiet, lower) | |
| ordinary(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower) | |
| petty | |
| plain(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| poor quality | |
| poorer(mean, bad, lower, indifferent, inferior) | |
| punk | |
| puny | |
| raunchy(adjective, rough, poor, awful, common) | |
| sad(adjective, informal, inadequate, unfashionable) | |
| skimpy(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| slack(adjective, quiet, rotten, tainted, unsatisfactory) | |
| slight(adjective, weak, poor, thin, miserable) | |
| slipshod |
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