MEDIOCRE


Meaning of MEDIOCRE in English

me ‧ di ‧ o ‧ cre /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə◂ $ -ˈoʊkər◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin mediocris 'halfway up a mountain' , from medius 'middle' + ocris 'stony mountain' ]

not very good SYN second rate :

I thought the book was pretty mediocre.

a mediocre student

—mediocrity /ˌmiːdiˈɒkrəti, ˌmiːdiˈɒkrɪti $ -ˈɑːk-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.