7
unwelcome(verb, adjective, person, offensive, feelings)
6
dissatisfactory
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inadmissible(verb, adjective, person, appropriate, offensive)
6
inappropriate(adjective, unacceptable)
6
low-grade(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
6
meagre(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
6
scant(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
6
shabby(adjective, weak, poor, unhappy, gloomy)
6
skimpy(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
6
subpar(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
6
unsatisfying
6
unsound(adjective, bad, poor, small, insignificant)
5
amiss(adjective, bad, rough, poor, false)
5
atrocious(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
below par(expression, adjective, idiom, good, weak)
5
disconcerting(verb, adjective, inadequate, insufficient, substandard)
5
execrable(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
middling(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
5
not enough(expression, adjective, idiom)
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