below-averageadj.
/bᵻˌləʊˈav(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S. /bəˌloʊˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/, /biˌloʊˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/ attributive. Lower or worse than average.
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1822 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 4 Represented by the letter D, for Deficiency, or below average rate.
1844 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 29 Feb. These are below average prices.
1907 Times of India 27 Aug. 9 (heading) Grouse reports. A below-average season.
1953 Austrian Information (U.S.) 3 Jan. 9/2 Monoskis..are single skis on which beginners or below-average skiers can stand with both feet.
2014 D. C. Banks & G. F. Lichtenberg Soar ii. 33 One of my neighbors was a below-average student.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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