subpar
adjUK /səbˈpɑː/ · US /səbˈpɑɹ/
Etymology From sub- + par.
1
Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.
- Bob's grasp of English was subpar.
- They and their siblings were the only black kids at their respective Catholic schools in middle America. They were treated as subpar.2014 September 12, Cara Reedy, “My life as a little person”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2016:
- Related terms
- cut the mustard