Poor
Rotten
Rotten adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.
Usage example: rotten housing conditions that no one should be forced to tolerate
Poor is a synonym for rotten in bad topic. You can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Rotten", if it concerns topics such as good, inferior, despicable.
Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Her article, featuring a photo of her in Bunny uniform, exposed how women were treated at the clubs (in short, rotten with ridiculous rules which included regular stool samples, poor pay and sexual harassment) and was a sensation.
Source: Playboy Bunny -
A quite literally rotten analog joystick, with either no auto-center or a cheap rubber boot to auto-center; either way, incredibly poor reliability and even a mild tendency to short-circuit.
Source: Useful Notes / Atari 5200 -
Different from It Came from the Fridge in that this isn't caused by poor housekeeping and isn't necessarily rotten food, though there is overlap.
Source: Anthropomorphic Food
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