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    [Adjective]  | "sub*stan*dard" | \ ˌsəb-ˈstan-dərd \


    1: deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as

    2: of a quality lower than that prescribed by law

    3: conforming to a pattern of linguistic usage existing within a speech community but not that of the prestige group in that community


    Origin: 1850 ;

    [Adjective]  | "substandard" 


    1: falling short of a standard;


      * e.g., " ... a teacher who rejects substandard work without hesitation "





     [ "substandard" ]

    1: Less-than-satisfactory bass-output of your separately-amplified table-style woofer.

      * e.g.,  ... If you develop hearing-loss from playing your "music" (i.e., it's debatable whether that horrible crash-'n'-bash thumpy-thump cacophony truly qualifies as actual music!) too loud, then ANY audio-system will likely sound substandard to you. 

     [ "Substandard" ]

    1: When you lose a soldier of the month board to somebody who you outrank, commonly uses slang and shortened words

      * e.g.,  ... PFC Lamb became substandard when he lost the soldier of the month board to PV2 Bitz in May of 2011 

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