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second-rate
[sek-uhnd-reyt]
adjective
of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like.
a second-rate poet.
inferior; mediocre.
a second-rate performance.
Synonyms: , , , ,
second-rate
adjective
not of the highest quality; mediocre
second in importance, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- second-rateness noun
- secondrater noun
- ˈDzԻ-ˈٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of second-rate1
Example Sentences
I’m virtually certain Trump would tell us that he loves Europe — that is, he loves the idea of Europe as he thinks it used to be: picturesque, charming and distinctly second-rate.
“Because those artists are asked to represent a democracy where back home they’re still second-rate citizens,” he says.
He’d like to lay the blame on his second-rate company, but he can’t escape his own role in the ensuing fiasco.
Hence this second-rate rapper playfully rendered by one of South Korea’s best hip-hop artists — Choi, who performs by the name T.O.P.
That ship almost certainly has sailed for the season following USC’s nightmare October, leaving the Trojans with few postseason options beyond a second-rate bowl game.
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