 mediocre |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of no exceptional quality or ability | |
| Synonyms: | average middling fair | |
| Examples: | "a novel of average merit" "only a fair performance of the sonata" "in fair health" "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average" "the performance was middling at best" |
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| Related terms: | ordinary | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] moderate to inferior in quality | |
| Synonyms: | poor second-rate | |
| Examples: | "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average" "he would make a poor spy" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] poor to middling in quality | |
| Examples: | "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists" |
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| Related terms: | bad | |
| Similar spelling: |
Medicare meticorten mediocrity |
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