"low-quality" meaning in English

See low-quality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: lower-quality [comparative], lowest-quality [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|lower-quality|sup=lowest-quality}} low-quality (comparative lower-quality, superlative lowest-quality)
  1. Of poor quality; inferior. Related terms: second-class, third-class, despicable, lamentable, worthless Coordinate_terms: medium-quality Translations (of poor quality): няя́касны (njajákasny) (Belarusian), нізкая́касны (nizkajákasny) (Belarusian), heikkolaatuinen (Finnish), დაბალხარისხიანი (dabalxarisxiani) (Georgian), minderwertig (German), minderqualitativ (German), alacsony minőségű (Hungarian), prostoi (Ingrian), ruma (Ingrian), 低品質の (teihinshitsu no) (Japanese), 저품질의 (jeopumjir-ui) (Korean), niskiej jakości (Polish), нека́чественный (nekáčestvennyj) (Russian), низкока́чественный (nizkokáčestvennyj) (Russian), de baja calidad (Spanish), de baja estofa (Spanish), нея́кісний (nejákisnyj) (Ukrainian), низькоя́кісний (nyzʹkojákisnyj) (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "dabalxarisxiani",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "დაბალხარისხიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "minderwertig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "minderqualitativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "alacsony minőségű"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "prostoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "ruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "teihinshitsu no",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "低品質の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeopumjir-ui",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "저품질의"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "niskiej jakości"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nekáčestvennyj",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "нека́чественный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nizkokáčestvennyj",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "низкока́чественный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "de baja calidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "de baja estofa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nejákisnyj",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "нея́кісний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nyzʹkojákisnyj",
      "sense": "of poor quality",
      "word": "низькоя́кісний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "low-quality"
}

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