mediocrely
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4.9
- adverb
- /ˌmiːdiˈoʊkərli/
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mediocremente
- Though she practiced hard, her performance was still mediocrely compared to the other dancers in the competition.
Examples
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For major portions of qualifying, we got by playing mediocrely, and we were downright terrible in the first two games of the Confed Cup.
Blog text (7) -
The team played mediocrely this season, finishing in the middle of the standings without making any significant impact.
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I do not choreograph all that dopeness so heifers can perform it mediocrely.
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Despite the warm weather here in Texas, I'm finally settling into the fall/winter mindset where lyric depth with an acoustic soul is the attachment my attention craves; it's the cornerstone of this passion I mediocrely attempt to share.
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He presented his ideas mediocrely, failing to excite the audience with any passion or enthusiasm.
Synonyms
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3.8
In a way that is neither good nor bad
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4.9
Good enough but not very good
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4.6
Good enough to do the job but not very good
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3.0
In a normal way, not very good or very bad
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5.1
In a weak, ordinary way that does not impress people
In an average way, neither very much nor very little
In a way that does not stay in your mind
In a way that does not work as well as possible
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Etymology
Mediocrely comes from mediocre, from the Latin mediocris meaning 'in the middle'. It is related to the common word medium, which also means 'middle'. The ending -ly means 'in a ... way', so to do something mediocrely is to do it 'in a middle way' — not very good and not very bad.