imperfection; imperfectness; deficiency; inadequacy (insufficiency); peccancy (badness); immaturity., fault, defect, weak point; screw loose; flaw (break); gap; twist; taint, attainder; bar sinister, hole in one's coat; blemish; weakness; half blood; shortcoming; drawback; seamy side., mediocrity; no great shakes, no great catch; not much to boast of; one-borse shay.

be imperfect; have a defect; lie under a disadvantage; spring a leak., not pass muster, barely pass muster; fall short.

imperfect; not perfect; deficient, defective; faulty, unsound, tainted; out of order, out of tune; cracked, leaky; sprung; warped (distort); lame; injured (deteriorated); peccant (bad); frail (weak); inadequate (insufficient); crude (unprepared); incomplete; found wanting; below par; short-handed; below its full strength, under its full strength, below its full complement., indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre; average; so-so; coucicouci, milk and water; tolerable, fair, passable; pretty well, pretty good; rather good, moderately good; good; good enough, well enough, adequate; decent; not bad, not amiss; inobjectionable, unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing., secondary, inferior; second-rate, second-best; one-horse [U.S.].

almost; to a limited extent, rather [more]; pretty, moderately, passing; only, considering, all things considered, enough.