Inferior
Inferior adjective - Situated lower down.
Scratch and inferior are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scratch" instead an adjective "Inferior".
Nearby Word: inferiority
How words are described
| simple | simple inferior | simple scratch |
Both words in one sentence
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Even though the prototypes are in critical condition, your weapons will (at best) inflict scratch damage on them while they can destroy your best available, albeit largely inferior, Pheasant wanzers with only a few devastating punches.
Source: Video Game / Front Mission -
The planet Femax in the Marvel Transformers Generation 1 comic is like this; men are apparently genetically inferior and so have to scratch out a living in the barren regions of the planet, while the women live in a concealed paradise.
Source: Lady Land -
Guns Are Worthless: A special case, because guns are intended to be the inferior weapons, but they deal Scratch Damage, have a retarded aiming reticule that lies to you, and the M61 used by most American jets overheats if fired continuously for more than a couple seconds.
Source: Video Game / Vector Thrust
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