third-rateadj.n.

Etymology: See rate n.¹ 12a, 12bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthird-ˌrate.

A. adj.

†1. Of the third ‘rate’ (esp. of ships). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1649 O. Cromwell Let. 14 Nov. in Writings & Speeches (1939) (modernized text) II. 162 The Garland, one of your third-rate ships, coming happily into Waterford Bay.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 9 Mar. (1972) VII. 69 Mr. Castles new third-rate ship, which is to be called the Defyance.

1693 London Gaz. No. 2857/3 This day was Launched a New Third Rate Ship of 80 Guns, called the Norfolk.

2. Of the third class in point of quality; usually depreciative, below ‘second-rate’; of decidedly poor or inferior quality. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > very

subter-superlative1655

terrible1775

third-rate1814

ternary1826

tenth-rate1834

No. Ten1880

tenth-remove1905

awful1916

raggedy1921

stinko1924

piss-poor1945

number ten1953

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] > second- or third-rate

second-rate1669

third-rate1814

secondary1827

bum1878

low-grade1878

off-brand1929

pound shop1989

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] > mediocre person > third-rate

third-rate1814

1814 Theatr. Inquisitor 4 357 Allusions, which have long constituted the commonplaces of poetry among third-rate makers of verse.

1816 J. Austen Emma II. i. 2 In danger of falling in with the second rate and third rate of Highbury.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xliv. 327 An actor of third-rate parts.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lxi. 491 A town of second-rate or third-rate magnitude.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 354 The poor thoughts and poor words of a thirdrate pamphleteer.

B. n.

Nautical. A war-vessel of the third rate.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > class of war vessels > vessel of a certain class > specific

first rate1659

third-rate1666

second-rate1679

five-rater1887

1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 July (1972) VII. 193 Ten great ships..none to be under third-rates.

1695 London Gaz. No. 3061/1 A Third Rate of 62 Guns.

1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 65 The fleet.., consisting of but one third rate, five fourth rates, and one sixth rate.

Derivatives

ˈthird-ˈrateling n. a third-rate person or thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > third rate

third-rateling1816

third-rater1820

1816 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 15 235 The second and third-ratelings compose works of perishable stuff.

ˈthird-ˌrater n. = third-rateling n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > third rate

third-rateling1816

third-rater1820

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 89 Where is there a Whig in England..that, as a literary man, is fairly out of the class of third raters?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	third-rate
释义	third-rateadj.n. Etymology: See rate n.¹ 12a, 12bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthird-ˌrate. A. adj. †1. Of the third ‘rate’ (esp. of ships). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1649 O. Cromwell Let. 14 Nov. in Writings & Speeches (1939) (modernized text) II. 162 The Garland, one of your third-rate ships, coming happily into Waterford Bay. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 9 Mar. (1972) VII. 69 Mr. Castles new third-rate ship, which is to be called the Defyance. 1693 London Gaz. No. 2857/3 This day was Launched a New Third Rate Ship of 80 Guns, called the Norfolk. 2. Of the third class in point of quality; usually depreciative, below ‘second-rate’; of decidedly poor or inferior quality. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > very subter-superlative1655 terrible1775 third-rate1814 ternary1826 tenth-rate1834 No. Ten1880 tenth-remove1905 awful1916 raggedy1921 stinko1924 piss-poor1945 number ten1953 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] > second- or third-rate second-rate1669 third-rate1814 secondary1827 bum1878 low-grade1878 off-brand1929 pound shop1989 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] > mediocre person > third-rate third-rate1814 1814 Theatr. Inquisitor 4 357 Allusions, which have long constituted the commonplaces of poetry among third-rate makers of verse. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. i. 2 In danger of falling in with the second rate and third rate of Highbury. View more context for this quotation 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xliv. 327 An actor of third-rate parts. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lxi. 491 A town of second-rate or third-rate magnitude. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 354 The poor thoughts and poor words of a thirdrate pamphleteer. B. n. Nautical. A war-vessel of the third rate. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > class of war vessels > vessel of a certain class > specific first rate1659 third-rate1666 second-rate1679 five-rater1887 1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 July (1972) VII. 193 Ten great ships..none to be under third-rates. 1695 London Gaz. No. 3061/1 A Third Rate of 62 Guns. 1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 65 The fleet.., consisting of but one third rate, five fourth rates, and one sixth rate. Derivatives ˈthird-ˈrateling n. a third-rate person or thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > third rate third-rateling1816 third-rater1820 1816 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 15 235 The second and third-ratelings compose works of perishable stuff. ˈthird-ˌrater n. = third-rateling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > third rate third-rateling1816 third-rater1820 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 89 Where is there a Whig in England..that, as a literary man, is fairly out of the class of third raters? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.1649
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