Definitions for mediocre

mediocre me·di·o·cre

Spelling: [mee-dee-oh-ker]
IPA: /ˌmi diˈoʊ kər/

Mediocre is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 260 anagrams from letters in mediocre (cdeeimor).

Definitions for mediocre

adjective

  1. of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
  2. not satisfactory; poor; inferior: Synonyms: meager, low-quality, second-rate; so-so. Antonyms: excellent, superior.

Origin of mediocre

1580-90; Middle French Latin mediocris in a middle state, literally, at middle height, equivalent to medi(us) mid1 + Old Latin ocris rugged mountain, cognat

Examples for mediocre

Jeremy Lin exploded onto the stage as the breakout star of one in a long line of mediocre New York Knicks seasons in 2011-12.

He must be obscure, insignificant and mediocre—in thought, act, speech and sympathy.

One will not know until the next round—the quarterfinals—when this mediocre Brazil team will once again flirt with defeat.

Verloc, whose affair the police has managed to smother so nicely, was mediocre.

He also took cobbling lessons, eventually becoming good enough to do a mediocre job replacing a pair of soles.

The picture of perfection itself is cold, negative, and mediocre.

Very good for mediocre people, I dare say; but it wouldn't suit me.

To call them mediocre, uninspiring, and stale would be overly generous.

As for me, I was as mediocre as the play itself, which is saying a great deal.

And this widening and immoral disparity surely may drag down our national numbers from the mediocre to the bad.

Word Value for mediocre
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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