SECOND-RATE

Meaning of SECOND-RATE in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from the phrase second rate

: of second or inferior quality or value : lacking excellence : mediocre

will reject this slate of second-rate candidates

• sec·ond-rate·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SECOND-RATE — adjective Date: 1669 of second or inferior quality or value ; mediocre , ~ness noun ~r noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SECOND-RATE — (a.) Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
Английский словарь Webster
SECOND-RATE — ( a. ) Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — — second-rateness , n. — secondrater , n. /sek"euhnd rayt"/ , adj. 1. of lesser or minor quality, importance, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — adj. damaged, inferior, second in quality
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECOND-RATE — adjective Date: 1669 : of second or inferior quality or value : mediocre a second-rate restaurant • sec·ond-rate·ness noun • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND-RATE — adj of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
Webster English vocab
SECOND-RATE — Pronunciation: ˌ se-k ə n(d)- ' r ā t Function: adjective Date: 1669 : of second or inferior quality or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — ■ adjective of mediocre or inferior quality. Derivatives ~r noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
SECOND-RATE — [sec.ond-rate] adj (1669): of second or inferior quality or value: mediocre -- sec.ond-rate.ness n -- sec.ond-rat.er n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND-RATE — second-rate BrE AmE ˌsek ə n d ˈreɪt ◂ ⇨-ŋ- ▷ second-rate|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ second-rate per ˈ formance …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — adjective not very good or impressive SYN mediocre : a second-rate player
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — ˌsecond-ˈrate BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] not of the very best standard or quality ⇨ first-rate : a second-rate …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND-RATE — If you describe something as second-rate , you mean that it is of poor quality. ...second-rate restaurants. ...another second-rate politician. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is of poor quality. ...~ restaurants. ...another ~ politician. ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SECOND-RATE — adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES first-rate/second-rate/third-rate EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a second-rate author EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A second-rate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND RATE — Synonyms and related words : Mickey Mouse, base, cheap, cheesy, coarse, common, declasse, fourth-class, hack, inferior, irregular, low-class, low-grade, low-quality, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND-RATE — {adj.} Of mediocre or inferior quality. * /The movie received a bad review; it was second-rate at best./
Slang English vocab
SECOND-RATE — Function: adjective Synonyms: INFERIOR 2, common, déclassé, hack, low-grade, mean, poor, second-class, second-drawer Antonyms: first-rate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SECOND-RATE — adjective Synonyms: inferior 2, common, déclassé, hack, low-grade, mean, poor, second-class, second-drawer Antonyms: first-rate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND-RATE — See ↑ BAD AT DOING STH 1
Longman Activator English vocab
SECOND-RATE — 25B6; adjective INFERIOR, substandard, low-quality, below par, bad, poor, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, shoddy, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable; Brit. informal ropy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND-RATE — {adj.} Of mediocre or inferior quality. * /The movie received a bad review; it was second-rate at best./
Словарь английских идиом
SECOND-RATE — adj. Of mediocre or inferior quality. The movie received a bad review; it was second-rate at best.
American Idioms English vocabulary
SECOND-RATE — прил. 1) второсортный, среднего качества 2) средний, посредственный Syn : mediocre второсортный, второразрядный - * goods второсортные товары посредственный - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — Второсортный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — Второразрядный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — second-rate.ogg ͵sekəndʹreıt a 1. второсортный, второразрядный second-rate goods - второсортные товары 2. посредственный second-rate artist - посредственный художник 3. в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECOND-RATE — второсортный, второразрядный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SECOND-RATE — второсортный посредственный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SECOND RATE — (a) второразрядный; второсортный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SECOND-RATE — a 1. второсортный, второразрядный ~ goods - второсортные товары 2. посредственный ~ artist - посредственный художник 3. в грам. знач. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SECOND-RATE — a 1. второсортный, второразрядный second-rate goods - второсортные товары 2. посредственный second-rate artist - посредственный художник 3. в грам. знач. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — прил. 1) второсортный, среднего качества 2) средний, посредственный Syn: mediocre
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECOND-RATE — прил. 1) второсортный, среднего качества 2) средний, посредственный Syn: mediocre
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECOND-RATE — _a. 1> второсортный 2> посредственный _Syn: mediocre
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECOND-RATE — a. 1. второсортный 2. посредственный Syn: mediocre
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SECOND-RATE — второсортный посредственный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SECOND-RATE — Незначительный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — Неважный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — Заурядный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — [adj.] 1) второразрядный, второсортный 2) посредственный (о человеке)
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — a 1) второразрядный, второсортный; 2) посредственный (о человеке)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SECOND-RATE — второразрядный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SECOND-RATE — второсортный ; второразрядный ; посредственный ;
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SECOND-RATE — прил. 1) второсортный, среднего качества 2) средний, посредственный Syn : mediocre второсортный, второразрядный - * goods второсортные товары посредственный - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-RATE — второсортный второразрядный посредственный
Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATE — I. ˈrāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English raten, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish rata …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
Webster English vocab
RATE — noun order; arrangement. 2. rate ·noun ratification; approval. 3. rate ·vt to ratify. 4. rate ·vi to make an estimate. …
Webster English vocab
SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATE — / reɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a measurement of the speed at which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RATE — I. rate 1 S1 W1 /reɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ rate , ↑ overrate …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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