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low-quality

[loh-kwol-i-tee] / ˈloʊˈkwɒl ɪ ti /
ADJECTIVE
inferior
Synonyms
WEAK
average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry poorer sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched

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The Austrian lender reported a low quality earnings beat due to one-offs, while net interest income and fees were below expectations, analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“We define slop as ‘digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence,’” they wrote.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Although a small number of treatments showed signs of potential benefit, most were backed by weak or low quality evidence, making the reported effects unreliable.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

The term refers to low quality AI-generated images and text, usually produced in large volumes and spammed across social media.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

These items were all nonmagical and of low quality, but they were the best I could afford.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline