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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•di•o•cre /ˌmidiˈoʊkɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - of ordinary or moderate quality:gets mediocre grades.
me•di•oc•ri•ty /ˌmidiˈɑkrɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]was not satisfied with mediocrity.See -medi-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•di•o•cre (mē′dē ō′kər),USA pronunciation adj. - of only ordinary or moderate quality;
neither good nor bad; barely adequate. - rather poor or inferior.
- Latin mediocris in a middle state, literally, at middle height = medi(us) mid1 + Old Latin ocris rugged mountain, cognate with Greek ókris, akin to ákros apex; compare Umbrian ocar hill, citadel
- Middle French
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mediocre /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə; ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/ adj - often derogatory average or ordinary in quality
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin mediocris moderate, literally: halfway up the mountain, from medius middle + ocris stony mountain |