97 entries under deficient topic. ×

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feeble(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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low-grade(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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shabby(adjective, weak, poor, unhappy, gloomy)
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skimpy(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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subpar(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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below par(expression, adjective, idiom, good, weak)
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niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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paltry(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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shoddy(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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damaged(adjective, bad, poor, offensive, inadequate)
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incapable(adjective, poor, inadequate, unfit)
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partial(adjective, incomplete, imperfect, defective)
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small(adjective, poor, thin, inadequate)
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sorry(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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thin(adjective, weak, poor, false, small)
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trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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unfinished(adjective, poor, inadequate, lacking)
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worthless(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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base(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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contemptible(adjective, weak, poor, nasty, unpleasant)
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