low-quality

American  

[loh-kwol-i-tee] / ˈloʊˈkwɒl ɪ ti /

adjective

1. substandard; of inferior quality: Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.

   It’s hard to make a delicious dish when you start with low-quality ingredients.

   Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.

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Etymology

Origin of low-quality

First recorded in 1815–20; low ¹ ( def. ) + quality ( def. )

Example Sentences

Cheap lending to low-quality borrowers renders one of Beijing’s prime policy tools less efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the grainy, low-quality frame, Pretti holds an object that in reality was a phone.

From Barron's

"One thing we're increasingly teaching is a concept called "critical ignoring" which will become more important in the face of AI-generated slop, where sometimes it's better to just ignore low-quality stuff," explains Dr. Van Der Linden.

From BBC

S&P Global’s index of quality companies such as Visa, Costco and Apple in its large-capitalization S&P 500 has earned just 5% more than a corresponding low-quality index featuring companies like Tesla, JPMorgan Chase and Exxon Mobil over a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Giant formed its own brand at a time when the label "Made in Taiwan" bore the stigma of cheap, low-quality goods and cycling was still seen locally as a poor man's mode of transport.

From Barron's