| (used especially of persons) of inferior size | wanting in physical strength |
| inferior in strength or significance | overly diluted; thin and insipid |
| | tending downward in price |
| | likely to fail under stress or pressure |
| | lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality |
| | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings |
| | deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc |
| | not having authority, political strength, or governing power |
| | (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection |
| | deficient in intelligence or mental power |
| | deficient or lacking in some skill |
| | (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress |