substandard

substandard
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. below par or average, not up to snuff. See inferiority.Ant., standard, above average.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. inferior, second-rate, not good enough, low; see cheap 1 , poor 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
inferior, poor, below average, below par, subpar, second-rate, below normal, lousy, shoddy.
ANT.: superior, first-rate, above par
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Of low or lower quality: common, inferior, low-grade, low-quality, mean2, mediocre, second-class, second-rate, shabby. See BETTER.

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