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be subpar
adjective
Of less than a traditional or accepted standard
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And so she's had to settle for what she considers to be subpar pumps.
The delta and its maze of levees are high on the list of public infrastructure considered to be subpar.
We were afraid no one would respond (that's emptycontestaphobia) or that the entries would be subpar (that's wishforthestarsgetonlyalampaphobia).
The DuoCam's video and photo quality may be subpar, but if you don't know what you're missing, you may not care.
Rodriguez is generally considered to be subpar defensively; he would probably be the team's fifth-best outfielder, behind Bernie Williams, Spencer, O'Neill and David Justice.
Despite all the hype, all virtual assistants, including Google's Assistant, Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa, continued to be subpar this year.
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Mike Piazza is subpar at catcher.
Michigan's quarterback play last year was subpar.
His defense has been subpar, as well.
A lot of the dancing was subpar, however.
Google executives have said that its product pipeline is subpar.
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