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mediocre — I adjective acceptable, adequate, all right, average, banal, colorless, common, commonplace, decent, everyday, fair, fairish, good enough, inconsequential, indifferent, inferior, inglorious, insignificant, lesser, lifeless, low class, low grade,… … Law dictionary
mediocre — me di*o cre (m[=e] d[i^]*[=o] k[ e]r), a. [F. m[ e]diocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}.] Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary. A very mediocre poet. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mediocre — [adj] average, commonplace characterless, colorless, common, conventional, decent, dull, fair, fairish, fair to middling*, humdrum*, indifferent, inferior, insignificant, intermediate, mainstream, mean, medium, middling, moderate, no great… … New thesaurus
mediocre — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of only average or fairly low quality. ORIGIN Latin mediocris of middle height or degree (literally somewhat rugged or mountainous ), from medius middle + ocris rugged mountain … English terms dictionary
mediocre — me·di·o·cre (mē′dē ō’kər) adj. ▸ Of ordinary or undistinguished quality. See Synonyms at AVERAGE(Cf. ↑average). ╂ [French médiocre, from Latin mediocris : medius, middle; see medhyo + ocris, a rugged mountain; see ak .] Word History: Belying the… … Word Histories
mediocre — [[t]mi͟ːdio͟ʊkə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as mediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better. His school record was mediocre. ...mediocre music. Syn: second rate … English dictionary
mediocre — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. average, ordinary, standard; see common 1 , dull 4 , fair 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. fair, okay, ordinary, middling, soso, okay, passable, tolerable, run of the mill, garden variety, *fair to middling, second… … English dictionary for students
mediocre — adjective /ˈmiː.diːˌəʊ.kə/ Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality; Im pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball. Syn: middling … Wiktionary
mediocre — me|di|o|cre [ ,midi oukər ] adjective average or below average in quality: a mediocre performance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mediocre — [ˌmi:dɪ əʊkə] adjective of only average quality. Derivatives mediocrely adverb Origin C16: from Fr. médiocre, from L. mediocris of middle height or degree , lit. somewhat mountainous … English new terms dictionary
mediocre — UK [ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə(r)] / US [ˌmɪdɪˈoʊkər] adjective average or below average in quality, ability, or achievement a mediocre performance … English dictionary