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half-baked(offensive, improper, intolerable)
2
hapless
2
hopeless(useless, trivial, insufficient, pointless, vain)
2
implausible(adjective, poor, thin, false, small)
2
incommensurate
2
inconclusive(adjective, poor, thin, small, inadequate)
2
inconvenient(adjective, inexpedient)
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indifferent
2
ineffective(adjective, weak, poor, inadequate, feeble)
2
ineffectual(adjective, poor, inadequate, useless, trivial)
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ineligible
2
inopportune
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insubstantial
2
narrow(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
2
negative(adjective, help)
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not good enough(expression, adjective, idiom, inadequate, insufficient)
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not up to scratch(adjective, idiom, good)
2
obnoxious(verb, person, offensive, unpleasant, feelings)
2
painful
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quiet(adjective, slack, rotten, tainted, fruitless)
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