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low-quality

[ loh-kwol-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

substandard; of inferior quality: Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.
It’s hard to make a delicious dish when you start with low-quality ingredients.
Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of low-quality¹

First recorded in 1815–20; low ¹( def ) + quality ( def )

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"These BIS standards are really about cleaning up the market. We've had too many low-quality products flooding in, and consumers deserve better," says Sandeep Sharma a journalist and footwear industry expert.

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Now based in Kansas, she began noticing low-quality gardening products on TikTok Shop and a lack of quality information about how to begin gardening.

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If Sasaki needs another start or two to get acclimated to the pitch clock or low-quality American baseballs, the Dodgers can afford to give them to him.

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While custody photographs remain mostly low-quality, Police Scotland will be unable to take part in new facial matching services, including the controversial live facial recognition technology.

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“Consumers can cheaply, quickly and easily order low-quality clothing garments from fast-fashion powerhouses and have such goods delivered within days,” Liberated Chief Executive Todd Hymel said in the filing.

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