Plain
Subpar
Subpar adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Both words in one sentence
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On In Plain Sight an engineer is put into Witness Protection after he reveals that a major construction company used subpar building materials when constructing a bridge that later collapsed.
Source: Cutting Corners - It's either the kind of thing players really, really wanted when they first played the adventure from Melee, making it a favorite mode, or it's overlong, overblown, and just plain subpar.
Source: Contested Sequel
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