Substandard
/ˌsʌbˈstændɚd/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
"They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed."
- 2 Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard. dated
Adjective
- 1 falling short of some prescribed norm wordnet
Example
More examples"They are only allowed to attend substandard schools."
Etymology
From sub- + standard.