— second-rateness , n. — secondrater , n.
/sek"euhnd rayt"/ , adj.
1. of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
2. inferior; mediocre: a second-rate performance.
[ 1660-70 ]
Syn. 2. middling, inadequate, undistinguished, pedestrian, commonplace.