Bastard and Deficient

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Bastard adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller

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Deficient and bastard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Bastard".

Nearby Words: bastardize, bastardy, bastardised

Deficient adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: woefully deficient eyesight kept him out of military service

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Bastard and deficient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bastard" instead an adjective "Deficient".

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

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