low-quality

[loh-kwol-i-tee]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-quality¹

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

Example Sentences

The WHO urged its member states to address "potential risks" associated with AI, including "biased or low-quality outputs, automation bias, erosion of clinician skills, reduced clinician–patient interaction and inequitable outcomes for marginalised populations".

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Google said it seeks to protect users from the risk of spammers taking advantage of the good ranking of publishing outlets, in order to trick them into clicking on low-quality content.

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Pollsters also asked broader questions about the impact of AI, with 51 percent saying the technology would lead to more low-quality music on streaming platforms and almost two-thirds believing it will lead to a loss of creativity.

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He emphasized that Nvidia, Google, Meta and Microsoft have “pristine credit” and robust free cash flows, unlike the low-quality companies that went bust during the internet bubble.

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A lot of bot-made material is generic, low-quality workslop.

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