substandard

See also: sub-standard

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ standard

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌbˈstændɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌbˈstændəd/

Adjective

substandard (comparative more substandard, superlative most substandard)

1. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

   They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.

   • 2021 January 13, “Network News: NR fined after teenage trespasser suffers electrocution injuries”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 17:

     [...] the fence provided by NR was substandard and poorly maintained, such that unauthorised access to the railway was straightforward.

2. (linguistics, dated) Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.

Translations

of inferior quality

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: некачествен (bg) (nekačestven), под стандарта (pod standarta)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: ala-arvoinen (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: minderwertig (de)
• Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: fochaighdeánach
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dårlig (no), ræva (no) (informal)

• Polish: substandardowy, podrzędny (pl), pośledni (pl)
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: некачественный (ru) (nekačestvennyj)
• Swedish: undermålig (sv)