second-rate
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adjective \ˌse-kən(d)-ˈrāt\Definition of SECOND-RATE
: of second or inferior quality or value : mediocre <a second–rate restaurant>
— sec·ond–rate·ness noun
— sec·ond–rat·er \-ˈrā-tər\ noun
See First Known Use of SECOND-RATE
1669
Related to SECOND-RATE
- Synonyms
- common, fair, indifferent, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), second-class, second-rate, so-so
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