ADJECTIVE: "failing to reach an acceptable standard" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "failing to reach an acceptable standard" Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. with great intensity (`bad’ is a nonstandard variant for `badly’)
2. very much; strongly
(noun)
1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
(adjective)
1. very intense
2. not capable of being collected

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ACCEPTABLE (adjective)
1. meeting requirements
2. adequate for the purpose
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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