Low Quality: English Vocabulary List

not meeting the expected level of quality, skill, or ability

"The food was inadequate."

"His performance in the exam was inadequate, failing to meet the required standard."

having lower quality or lesser value compared to others

"This product is inferior."

"The cheap material used in this shirt is clearly inferior to the high quality fabric of expensive brands."

not working properly or as intended

"The brake is faulty."

"The mechanic discovered that the accident was caused by a faulty brake system that had failed completely."

extremely undesirable

"This situation is rotten."

"The apples had been sitting in the bowl for so long that they became completely rotten and smelled terrible."

extremely bad, unacceptable, and often considered immoral

"That is gross."

"The smell coming from the old refrigerator was so gross that I had to hold my nose and run away."