Lacking
Mediocre
Mediocre adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Lacking and mediocre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lacking" instead an adjective "Mediocre".
Nearby Word: mediocrity
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Note that both of these options have drawbacks, just to reinforce how tough things are: single one-handed weapons have mediocre damage, and lacking armor means that the attacks that DO hit you will hurt much more.
Source: Tabletop Game / Mordheim -
Gunslashes themselves get this treatment: in the real game, Gunslashes are considered a Skill Gate Weapon that are rather mediocre later on, lacking the usefulness and power of other striking and ranged weapons.
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It is not uncommon for exceptionally driven but socially-lacking students in scientific fields to pair up with a mediocre but socially-apt student for part or all of their studies in order to make group assignments bearable.
Source: Cloudcuckoolander's Minder
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