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 mediocre mediocre /ˌmiːdiːˈoʊkɝ/

adjective

  1. Poor to middling in quality  ( mediocre )
    poor to middling in quality
     There have been good and mediocre and bad artists
    there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
  2. Lacking exceptional quality or ability  ( fair , mediocre , middling , average )
    lacking exceptional quality or ability
     A novel of average merit
    a novel of average merit
     Only a fair performance of the sonata
    only a fair performance of the sonata
     In fair health
    in fair health
     The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
    the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
     The performance was middling at best
    the performance was middling at best
  3. Moderate to inferior in quality  ( mediocre , second-rate )
    moderate to inferior in quality
     They improved the quality from mediocre to above average
    they improved the quality from mediocre to above average