What word describes of least quality, but not bad?
Like if eight extremely skilled sports players stats were compared and you were to describe the least performing one as the worst, that implies not only the least quality, but bad quality, which is not true.
What word describes the least, but not bad?
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Like if eight extremely skilled sports players stats were compared and you were to describe the least performing one as the worst, that implies not only the least quality, but bad quality, which is not true.
What word describes the least, but not bad?
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What's wrong with using 'least', as you have in these examples?
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Like if eight extremely skilled sports players stats were compared and you were to describe the least performing one as the worst, that implies not only the least quality, but bad quality, which is not true.
What word describes the least, but not bad?
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Like if eight extremely skilled sports players stats were compared and you were to describe the least performing one as the worst, that implies not only the least quality, but bad quality, which is not true.
What word describes the least, but not bad?
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What's wrong with using 'least', as you have in these examples?
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What's wrong with using 'least', as you have in these examples?
– KillingTime
12 mins ago
What's wrong with using 'least', as you have in these examples?
– KillingTime
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What's wrong with using 'least', as you have in these examples?
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What's wrong with using 'least', as you have in these examples?
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