substandard

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substandard

/ˌsʌbˈstændɚd/ US
/ˌsʌbˈstændəd/ UK

adjective more substandard · most substandard

Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements. They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.
Similar: mid, second-rate, shoddy, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, bum, cheap, cheap and nasty
dated Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.
Similar: irregular, unstandard

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adj of inferior quality

हिन्दी	अमानक amānak, अमानकीय amānkīya, अधोमानक adhomānak
Deutsch	minderwertig
Русский	некачественный nekačestvennyj

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@misc{substandard_2026,
  title = {substandard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/substandard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}