Of inferior quality, poor, mean. Often said of clothing, food, dwelling, etc. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] (45) feeblec1275 Of inferior quality, poor, mean. Often said of clothing, food, dwelling, etc. Obsolete. demeanc1380 Of middle position, middle-class, middling. unnoblec1384 Of a thing: undistinguished, unremarkable, common, mean. Now rare. coarse1424 Ordinary, common, mean (in the depreciatory sense of these epithets); base; of inferior quality or value; of little account. (Cf. also coarsely, adv.) colourlessc1425 figurative. Having no distinctive character, vividness, or intensity; lacking in interest; bland. passable1489 Of adequate or acceptable quality; sufficient; satisfactory. In later use: just good enough to be acceptable. meana1500 Not much above or below the average; moderate, mediocre, middling. Moderate in amount, or in degree of excellence; tolerable, mediocre. Later used… indifferent1532 Not definitely possessing either of two opposite qualities; esp. (in later use), Neither good nor bad; of neutral quality. plain1539 Having no special or outstanding qualities; not exceptionally gifted or cultured; simple, ordinary, unsophisticated. so-so1542 Of things. In predicative use. mediocre1586 Of middling quality; neither bad nor good, average; (hence contextually) indifferent, of poor quality, second-rate. Used chiefly of literary or… ordinary1590 Of the usual kind; such as is usually experienced; not singular or exceptional. Often in depreciatory use: not above, or somewhat below, the… fameless1611 Without fame or renown; undistinguished. middling1652 Only moderately good; mediocre, second-rate. middle-rate1658 Of a middle ranking; mediocre, second-rate. ornery1692 = ordinary, adj.; commonplace, inferior, unpleasant; (now) esp. mean, cantankerous, contrary. so-soish1819 Somewhat so-so; rather indifferent. nohow1828 Having no distinctive character. rare. betwixt and between1832 betwixt and between n. colloquial and dialect in an intermediate or middling position; neither one thing nor the other. Also as adj.: Middling… indifferential1836 Characterized by indifference. null1847 Devoid of character or expression; lacking distinctive qualities, traits, or characteristics; empty. undazzling1855 (un-, prefix1 affix 4.) deviceless1884 Without a device (in various senses: see the noun). Also, against which no device avails. uncompetitive1885 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) tug1890 (Esp. at Winchester College) ordinary, commonplace. run of the mill1919 Of an ordinary or undistinguished type or quality; average, mediocre; mundane. serviceable1920 Adequate or satisfactory, but worthy of no stronger praise or recommendation; (just) good enough for the purpose. dim1958 Of a thing, situation, etc.: dull, poor, undistinguished. colloquial. spammy1959 consisting or tasting chiefly of (bland) luncheon meat; also figurative, commonplace, mediocre, unexciting. comme ci, comme ça1968 So so, middling(ly). vanilla1972 Plain, basic, conventional; (esp. of a computer, program, or other product) having no interesting or unusual feature; safe, unadventurous. Used… meh2007 Mediocre; unexceptional, uninspiring; (also) unenthusiastic. Subcategories:— tolerable (4) — second- or third-rate (7) — of broad or average cultural interests (2) |
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