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83 entries under inadequate topic. ×

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base(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
3
insufficient(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
3
mean(adjective, bad, weak, lower, poor)
3
paltry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
3
weak(adjective, poor, miserable, inferior)
3
worthless(adjective, weak, poor, common, miserable)
2
contemptible(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
2
feeble(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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lacking(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
2
lame(adjective, poor, unacceptable, ineffective)
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limited(adjective, poor, ineffective, ineffectual)
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sorry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
2
unqualified(adjective, poor, thin, small)
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crude(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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diminutive(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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dwarfed(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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exiguous(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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incomplete(adjective, weak, poor, thin, miserable)
1
insignificant(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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