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   What does mediocre mean?

   • not very good; of only average standard I thought the play was only mediocre. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Definition of mediocre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is a good word for mediocre?

   • 1. adjective Not especially impressive, remarkable, or noteworthy; rather dull, mediocre, uninteresting, or unimportant. It gets good reviews, but the new sushi restaurant in town is really not much to boast about. His performance has so far been not much to boast about. To be honest, we were expecting much more out of him when we recruited him.

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   What does mediocris mean?

   • Mediocris is a compound of the adjective medius, "half" or "in the middle," and ocris, "rugged mountain." Something that is mediocre is only midway up a mountain or rises up to only half a mountain's height, as it were—the thing goes just halfway to the highest point of excellence.

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   Where did the word mediocre come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word mediocre is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for mediocre is from 1586, in the writing of Angell Day, stationer and writer. mediocre is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French médiocre.

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   Definition of mediocre adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. mediocre. adjective. /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə (r)/ /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/ (disapproving) not very good; of only average standard. a mediocre musician/talent/performance. I thought the play was only mediocre. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

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   May 16, 2024 · mediocre. (midioʊkər ) adjective. If you describe something as mediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better. [disapproval] His school record was mediocre. Synonyms: second-rate, average, ordinary, indifferent More Synonyms of mediocre. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   adjective. uk / ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə r/ us. Add to word list. not good in quality: The acting was mediocre. mediocrity. noun [ U ] uk / ˌmiːdiˈɒkrəti / us. (Definition of mediocre from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mediocre. in Chinese (Traditional) 普通的，平庸的，不夠好的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

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   adjective. of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: run-of-the-mill, everyday, pedestrian, commonplace, undistinguished.

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   What does the word mediocre mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word mediocre . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   (ˌmi diˈoʊ kər) adj. of only ordinary or moderate quality; barely adequate. [1580–90; < Middle French < Latin mediocris in a middle state, literally, at middle height = medi (us) mid 1 + Old Latin ocris rugged mountain] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   good. The pub has good food. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of mediocre. See words related to mediocre. dire. grim. awful. terrible. horrible. dreadful. mainly UK. frightful. old-fashioned informal. horrid. old-fashioned informal.