|mēdē|ōkə(r) sometimes |med- adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin mediocris, literally, halfway up a mountain, from medi- + ocris stony mountain; akin to Umbr ocar, ukar mountain, Greek okris mountaintop, edge, Middle Irish ochir, ochair edge, Latin acer sharp — more at edge
: of a middle quality : of but a moderate or low degree of quality : indifferent , ordinary
a best seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent — L.P.Smith
a mediocre performance
received a mediocre rating
mediocre material