substandard

[US]/sʌb'stændəd/

[UK]/sʌb'stændɚd/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. below standard; not meeting the required standard

substandard quality

a substandard piece of merchandise

unlivable substandard housing

Too many families are still living in substandard housing.

The reputation of the firm was blown upon for passing substandard products off as first-class merchandise.

We need Nolyester and Nylon poy multifilament yarn(only substandard -b-c grade-offgrade-No a grade) for our ropes production.

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