substandard

Etymology

sub- + standard

adj

  1. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
    They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.
    … the fence provided by NR was substandard and poorly maintained, such that unauthorised access to the railway was straightforward. January 13 2021, “Network News: NR fined after teenage trespasser suffers electrocution injuries”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 17
  2. (linguistics, dated) Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.

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