政府の拙劣な対応が混乱をさらに大きくした。
The government's clumsy response made the confusion even worse.
その小説は筋立てが拙劣で、最後まで読むのが苦痛だった。
The novel's plot was so poorly constructed that reading it to the end was a chore.
拙劣な守備でチームは大量失点を喫した。
Because of its inept fielding, the team gave up a lot of runs.