second-class

adjective

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1
as in inferior
of little or less value or merit a playwright who produced only second-class work when he turned his hand to poetry

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2
as in ordinary
of average to below average quality it's only a second-class restaurant and not worth the high prices

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“Second-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second-class. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.

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