Mediocre (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average".
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Examples
- The restaurant's food was mediocre at best, nothing special or memorable.
- The new employee's performance was mediocre, meeting expectations but not exceeding them.
- The movie received mediocre reviews from critics, who praised the visuals but panned the plot.
- After a few years of practice, her painting skills improved from mediocre to impressive.
- The team's mediocre season was a disappointment to fans who had expected a championship run.
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Meaning 2
Lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best".
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Meaning 3
Poor to middling in quality; "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The new restaurant in town has a bunch of mediocre reviews, so I'm not sure if I want to try it.
- Most people would agree that the new blockbuster movie was mediocre at best, with too much repetition.
- After tasting several mediocre wines, we finally found one that exceeded our expectations.
- The team's mediocre performance this season has led to rumors that the coach will be fired.
- The mediocre sound quality of the new headphones was a disappointment, especially given the high price.