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Inferior

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Base 84% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Base 84% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Bottom 84% connected

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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Bottom 84% connected

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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Bum 84% connected

The buttock.

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Bum 84% connected

The buttock.

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Bush 84% connected

A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.

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Bush 84% connected

A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.

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Cheap 84% connected

A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

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Cheap 84% connected

A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

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Cheapjack 84% connected

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Cheapjack 84% connected

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Cheesy 84% connected

Having the nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or appearance of cheese.

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Cheesy 84% connected

Having the nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or appearance of cheese.

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Coarse 84% connected

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Coarse 84% connected

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Commercial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations.

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Commercial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations.

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Common 84% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Common 84% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Crummy 84% connected

Full of crumb or crumbs.

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Crummy 84% connected

Full of crumb or crumbs.

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Deplorable 84% connected

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

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Deplorable 84% connected

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

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Execrable 84% connected

Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch.

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Execrable 84% connected

Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch.

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Humble 84% connected

Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Humble 84% connected

Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Indifferent 84% connected

Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without signif…

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Indifferent 84% connected

Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without signif…

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Less 84% connected

Unless.

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Less 84% connected

Unless.

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Low 84% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Low 84% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Lowly 84% connected

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

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Lowly 84% connected

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

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Mediocre 84% connected

Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.

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Mediocre 84% connected

Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.

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Miserable 84% connected

Very unhappy; wretched.

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Miserable 84% connected

Very unhappy; wretched.

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Modest 84% connected

Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstru…

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Modest 84% connected

Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstru…

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Punk 84% connected

Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

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Punk 84% connected

Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

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Ropy 84% connected

capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

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Ropy 84% connected

capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

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Scrawny 84% connected

Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.

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Scrawny 84% connected

Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.

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Scrubby 84% connected

Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur.

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Scrubby 84% connected

Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur.

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Second-class 84% connected

Of the rank or degree below the best highest; inferior; second-rate; as, a second-class house; a second-class passage.

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Second-class 84% connected

Of the rank or degree below the best highest; inferior; second-rate; as, a second-class house; a second-class passage.

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Second-rate 84% connected

Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.

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Second-rate 84% connected

Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.

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Shoddy 84% connected

A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.

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Shoddy 84% connected

A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.

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Sleazy 84% connected

Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin.

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Sleazy 84% connected

Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin.

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Stunted 84% connected

of Stunt

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Stunted 84% connected

of Stunt

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Tawdry 84% connected

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

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Tawdry 84% connected

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

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Tinny 84% connected

Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin.

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Tinny 84% connected

Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin.

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Utility 84% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Utility 84% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Woeful 84% connected

Alt. of Woful

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Woeful 84% connected

Alt. of Woful

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Wretched 84% connected

Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

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Wretched 84% connected

Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

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Broader term 3

Character 76% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Follower 76% connected

One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

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graph 76% connected

A diagram representing data or a set of equations

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Inferiority 74% connected

The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.

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Inferiority 74% connected

The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.

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Attribute 6

Caliber 66% connected

Alt. of Calibre

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Caliber 66% connected

Alt. of Calibre

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Calibre 66% connected

The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8…

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Calibre 66% connected

The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8…

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Quality 66% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Quality 66% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Subordinate 66% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Subordinate 66% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Worst 66% connected

Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

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Worst 66% connected

Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

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Synonym 2

Deficient 92% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Subscript 92% connected

Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below…

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Near synonym 1

Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Adscript 94% connected

Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs.

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Adscript 94% connected

Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs.

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Superior 94% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

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Superior 94% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

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