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Meaning of 'mediocre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mediocre [ a.]
- Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.
2 . Mediocre [ n.]
- A mediocre person.
- A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.

Meaning of 'mediocre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mediocre [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
Example in sentence:
  • a novel of average merit;
  • in fair health;
  • only a fair performance of the sonata;
  • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average;
  • the performance was middling at best
Meaning (2):
- poor to middling in quality
Example in sentence:
  • there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
Meaning (3):
- moderate to inferior in quality
Example in sentence:
  • they improved the quality from mediocre to above average

Nearby Words:

medal medaled medalet medaling medalist medalled medallic medalling medallion medalurgy

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