78 entries under second-rate topic. ×

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imperfect(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
4
low-quality(adjective, quiet, mean, bad, base)
4
wanting(adjective, poor, thin, small, inferior)
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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, inadequate)
3
worthless(adjective, weak, poor, common, miserable)
2
contemptible(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
2
crappy(adjective, rough, poor, awful, common)
2
feeble(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
2
lacking(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
2
sorry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
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cheesy(adjective, rough, poor, low, awful)
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cruddy(adjective, rough, poor, awful, common)
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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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