2
hollow(adjective, useless, trivial, empty, insufficient)
2
impoverished(adjective, empty, young, impotent, sterile)
2
impracticable(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, trivial)
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impractical(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, trivial)
2
inactive(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
2
inane(adjective, inutility)
2
insufficient(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small)
2
jejune
2
niggardly(weak, poor, insufficient, scarce)
2
no-good(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
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nugatory(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
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off(dull, late, behind)
2
paltry(adjective, slight, poor, base, small)
2
powerless(adjective, weak, silly, stupid, inferior)
2
scant(adjective, slight, poor, inadequate, limited)
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scanty(adjective, weak, slight, poor, thin)
2
senseless
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sine prole(expression, idiom, unproductiveness)
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sluggish(dull, late, behind)
2
sparse(adjective, weak, slight, poor, thin)
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