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mediocre
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mediocre
adjective
me·di·o·cre ˌmē-dē-ˈō-kər 
: of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary, so-so
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The Enduring Moderation of Mediocre
One of the things that is remarkable about mediocre is the extent to which it has retained its meaning over the course of more than four centuries of continual use. The word, when used as an adjective, has changed very little, if at all, in its meaning since it was used in a 1586 book titled The English Secretorie (our earliest known evidence): “Mediocre, a meane betwixt high and low, vehement and slender, too much and too little as we saye. . . .”The word comes to English via Middle French from the Latin word mediocris, meaning "of medium size, moderate, middling, commonplace," and perhaps originally "halfway to the top." The noun form of mediocre is mediocrity.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
They sensed that mediocre students like Roosevelt really did possess a set of virtues that needed to be protected and cherished. 
David Brooks, New York Times Book Review, 6 Nov. 2005 Of course, it could be that what Wesley has been through steeled his nerves and transformed him from a mediocre point guard into one of the fiercest shooters in the league with the game on the line. Chad Millman, ESPN, 14 May 2001 In short, they'd have to build a first-rate health-care system out of the shantytown's mediocre one—a system that would administer those drugs reliably and keep the patients' spirits up, because the second-line drugs are weak and have unpleasant side effects, which a patient has to endure for as much as two years. Tracy Kidder, New Yorker, 10 July 2000 The dinner was delicious, but the dessert was mediocre. The carpenter did a mediocre job. The critics dismissed him as a mediocre actor. See More
David Brooks, New York Times Book Review, 6 Nov. 2005 Of course, it could be that what Wesley has been through steeled his nerves and transformed him from a mediocre point guard into one of the fiercest shooters in the league with the game on the line. Chad Millman, ESPN, 14 May 2001 In short, they'd have to build a first-rate health-care system out of the shantytown's mediocre one—a system that would administer those drugs reliably and keep the patients' spirits up, because the second-line drugs are weak and have unpleasant side effects, which a patient has to endure for as much as two years. Tracy Kidder, New Yorker, 10 July 2000 The dinner was delicious, but the dessert was mediocre. The carpenter did a mediocre job. The critics dismissed him as a mediocre actor. See More Recent Examples on the Web Developing strong self-leadership skills will transform an individual from mediocre to excellent, reflecting in the rate of accomplishing professional goals and leadership skills to others. Adaora Ayoade, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Some 43% of public roadways are in poor or mediocre condition, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, which gave the nation’s overall infrastructure a C- rating in its latest report card. Bart Ziegler, WSJ, 24 July 2022 Koch and business partner Steve Wagner were never timid or mediocre. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Online, social media users criticized the gift bag as mediocre and not fitting to show appreciation for an employee of almost three decades, according to People.com. Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 June 2022 The wrong rums make a Jet Pilot that’s befuddled and mediocre, but the right rums make this drink absolutely sing. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 11 June 2022 So far, studies testing Omicron boosters in mice and monkeys have yielded surprisingly mixed and mediocre results. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022 The new Giants regime keeps gutting an expensive and mediocre roster that has won all of 22 games over the past five seasons. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022 Though the stage is full, there was far too much Timberlake to make this a good or even mediocre halftime show. oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022 See More
Adaora Ayoade, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Some 43% of public roadways are in poor or mediocre condition, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, which gave the nation’s overall infrastructure a C- rating in its latest report card. Bart Ziegler, WSJ, 24 July 2022 Koch and business partner Steve Wagner were never timid or mediocre. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Online, social media users criticized the gift bag as mediocre and not fitting to show appreciation for an employee of almost three decades, according to People.com. Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 June 2022 The wrong rums make a Jet Pilot that’s befuddled and mediocre, but the right rums make this drink absolutely sing. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 11 June 2022 So far, studies testing Omicron boosters in mice and monkeys have yielded surprisingly mixed and mediocre results. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022 The new Giants regime keeps gutting an expensive and mediocre roster that has won all of 22 games over the past five seasons. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022 Though the stage is full, there was far too much Timberlake to make this a good or even mediocre halftime show. oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin mediocris "of medium size, moderate, middling, commonplace," perhaps originally "halfway to the top," from medius "middle, central" + -ocris, adjective derivative from the base of Old Latin ocris "rugged mountain," going back to Indo-European *h2oḱ-r-i- "point, peak, edge" (whence also Umbrian ukar, ocar "citadel," Middle Irish ochair "edge, border," Welsh ochr, Greek ókris "top, point, corner"), derivative of *h2eḱ- "pointed" — more at mid entry 1, edge entry 1
Note: The base *h2oḱ-r-i- forms a pair with *h2eḱ-r- "sharp, pointed" (see acro-) and the two have been explained as part of an original "acrostatic" paradigm of a noun, with fixed stress on the root, o-vocalism in the direct cases and e-vocalism in the oblique cases, with Indo-European daughter languages generalizing one form or another. Note that Greek has both ókris, as above, and ákris "hilltop, mountain peak." Perhaps also belonging here is Sanskrit aśri- "corner, angle, edge" (see at acro-), where the vowel may be either *a or *o.
First Known Use
circa 1586, in the meaning defined above
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