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Substandard

//ˌsʌbˈstændɚd// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

    "They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed."

  2. 2
    Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard. dated
Adjective
  1. 1
    falling short of some prescribed norm wordnet

Etymology

From sub- + standard.

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