4
inept(adjective, poor, thin, false, unreasonable)
4
intolerable(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
4
lamentable(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
4
objectionable(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, improper, obnoxious)
4
partial(adjective, deficient, incomplete, imperfect, defective)
4
punk
4
scarce
4
second-class(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
4
small(adjective, poor, thin, inadequate, deficient)
4
sorry(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
4
thin(adjective, weak, poor, false, small)
4
trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
4
unfinished(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient, lacking)
4
unfit(adjective, bad, offensive, unpleasant, unreasonable)
4
unpleasant(adjective, bad, offensive, improper, obnoxious)
4
untoward(adjective, help, pain)
4
upsetting(verb, adjective, inadequate, insufficient, disappointing)
4
worthless(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
3
baneful(adjective, bad)
3
base(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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