MEDIOCRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mediocre mean? • MEDIOCRE (adjective)
The adjective MEDIOCRE has 3 senses:
1. moderate to inferior in quality
2. lacking exceptional quality or ability
3. poor to middling in quality
Familiarity information: MEDIOCRE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MEDIOCRE (adjective)
Meaning:
Moderate to inferior in quality
Synonyms:
mediocre; second-rate
Context example:
they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
Meaning:
Lacking exceptional quality or ability
Synonyms:
middling; mediocre; average; fair
Context 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
Similar:
ordinary (not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree)
Meaning:
Poor to middling in quality
Context example:
there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
Similar:
bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)
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