second-rate
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkənd reɪt/
:
mediocre
- Now he just hobbles around the country, working for a second-rate news service.
- second-rate work
I'm second class, I'm second rate, I'm incompetent, I'm nothing.
- I'm second class, I'm second rate, I'm incompetent, I'm nothing.
- You know, that's what you could say second rate pop philosophers will focus in on.
- OK, so in the story of Cain and Abel, Cain makes second rate sacrifices.
- It's only the arrogance of New York that lets it get away with having a second rate airport system.
- And he ends up saying that, you know, all of this is kind of second rate when it comes to philosophy.
- It was my input from that up until COVID, video podcasting was seen as a second rate thing to do, right?
- Are you fucking kidding me that we're trying to settle wars now on a subpar second rate bottom feeder true social app?
Examples
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Many consumers prefer premium brands over second-rate options that lack quality.
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His performance was good, but the overall production felt somewhat second-rate compared to others.
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And he ends up saying that, you know, all of this is kind of second rate when it comes to philosophy.
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You took a second-rate brand and made it what it is today.
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It's only the arrogance of New York that lets it get away with having a second rate airport system.
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As well, American technology seemed to be second-rate when compared with that of Japan, as did U.S. business organization and practice.
Academic text (2004) -
Like most locals, we fully understood it was a second-rate state school you only went to because:
Blog text (21) -
The fact is, I could barely hold my own... in the pit orchestra of a second-rate music hall.
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And on the other hand, we have second-rate and even third-rate universities which produce graduates.
Blog text (1) -
These so-called Bad Guys are really just second-rate has-beens.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
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7.5
Very bad or of low quality
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4.8
Only average in quality and not very good
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3.7
Not as good in quality as something else
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4.7
Someone treated as less important and given fewer rights or benefits
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4.4
Not as good as the usual or required quality
25
7.1
Very bad or of poor quality
21
3.0
Neither good nor bad
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4.7
Of very low quality and not good enough
15
4.5
Not as good as people expect
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4.4
Not very good and worth less than similar things
5
4.4
Only average and not very good
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5.6
Less good than the best choice
1
4.6
Having average quality, neither very good nor very bad
1
6.9
Medium quality, neither very good nor very bad
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6.6
Very poor quality and not good enough
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6.8
Very low quality and not good enough
Lower than the normal level in quality or performance
Not very good in quality or condition
It is of very low quality compared with similar things
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Morphology
Etymology
The word second-rate comes from second ('after the first') and rate ('quality' or 'class'), like the opposite phrase first-rate. Think of a second prize that feels less special than a first prize, so second-rate means 'not the best' or of low quality.