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adjective
- 1. of only average quality; not very good: "he is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter"
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just acceptable but not good; not good enough: The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre. mediocrity. noun [ U ] us / ˌmid·iˈɑk·rɪ·t̬i / He urged educators to combat mediocrity in the classroom. (Definition of mediocre from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Mediocre definition: of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate. See examples of MEDIOCRE used in a sentence.
Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word mediocre, which means of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance. Find out how mediocre has retained its meaning over four centuries of continual use.
Mediocre means not very good or just acceptable but not good. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.
The definition of mediocre is "of ordinary quality," "merely adequate," and "average." Another word that shares the same root is mediocracy, which means "government run by mediocre people" — an all-too-common condition. Definitions of mediocre. adjective. moderate to inferior in quality.
Mediocre means of average quality but not good enough. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and examples of mediocre in British and American English.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective mediocre, which means not very good or of only average standard. See examples, synonyms and word origin.
