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be an apology for sth
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(Definition of be an apology for sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Not of good quality
Synonyms and related words:
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse for sth idiom
- atrocious adjective (VERY BAD)
- awful adjective (BAD)
- badly adverb (IN A BAD WAY)
- come/be a poor second, third, etc. idiom
- crap noun (BAD QUALITY)
- crappy adjective
- don't give up the day job! idiom
- downmarket adjective
- downscale adjective
- inadequacy noun
- inadequate adjective
- meretricious adjective
- motley adjective
- mouldy adjective (BAD)
- not set the world on fire idiom
- tacky adjective (LOW QUALITY)
- terrible adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- tinny adjective (POOR QUALITY)
- worst adjective
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