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mediocre
adjective
Poor to middling in quality
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ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə
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adjective
Poor to middling in quality
“There have been good and mediocre and bad artists”
adjective
Lacking exceptional quality or ability
“A novel of average merit”
adjective
Moderate to inferior in quality
“They improved the quality from mediocre to above average”
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There have been good and mediocre and bad artists
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
They improved the quality from mediocre to above average
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