See mediocre on Wiktionary
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"text": "I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.",
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"ref": "1968, William Arthur Ward, Thoughts of a Christian Optimist, Droke House:",
"text": "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.",
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"ref": "2023 August 24, Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells, “The Roast” (8:36 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 8, spoken by Baron Afanas (Doug Jones):",
"text": "“Look at this festive assembly. All of us, gathered here together, chuckling at jokes and silliness.” [laughter] “And jackanapery.” [rim shots] “I guess there's only one thing left to say. What is this shit?” [rim shot] [laughter] “[laughs] Very good.” “You call yourselves vampires? Bah. This entire evening has been nothing but a pageant of insipid nonsense.” “[laughing] Yes.” “Worshipping at the altar of your own mediocre frivolity. A jester's hollow dance. And who is laughing?” “Yeah! [whoops] [grunts]” “Vampires are supposed to have blood orgies and slaughter circles. Gah! You have all gone soft. You even invited humans to this asinine affair.”",
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"Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so."
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"word": "intermediate"
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"word": "comme ci comme ça"
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"word": "no great shakes"
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"word": "nothing to write home about"
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"word": "pedestrian"
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"word": "uninspiring"
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"word": "مُتَوَسِّط"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "平庸"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "庸碌"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "průměrný"
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{
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "middelmådig"
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{
"code": "eo",
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{
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"word": "averaĝa"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "kohtalainen"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
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"word": "hääppöinen"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"code": "gl",
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"word": "nin arre nin xo"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mittelmäßig"
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{
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"word": "μέτριος"
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{
"code": "el",
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"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "παρακατιανός"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "मध्यम"
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{
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"word": "दरमियानी"
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{
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"word": "बीच का"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "bīc kī rās",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "बीच की रास"
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{
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "मुतवस्सित"
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{
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"word": "बैन-बैन"
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"word": "दरमियाना"
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"roman": "ausat darje kā",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "औसत दर्जे का"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"word": "मोतदिल"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "mādhyamik",
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"word": "माध्यमिक"
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{
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "középszerű"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "közepes"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mediocre"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "凡庸な"
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{
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "평범하다"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"code": "nb",
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"word": "middelmådig"
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{
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "middelmåtig"
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{
"code": "fa",
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"roman": "kam-mâye",
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"word": "کممایه"
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{
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "średni"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mierny"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "przeciętny"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "niespecjalny"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "medíocre"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "meia-boca"
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"roman": "posrédstvennyj",
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "zaurjádnyj",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "зауря́дный"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "srédnij",
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"word": "сре́дний"
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{
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"word": "нева́жный"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"tags": [
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"word": "осредњи"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yōngrén",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "庸人"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "médiocre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "Mittelmäßige"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "metriótita",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "μετριότητα"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "庸人"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bonjin",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "凡人"
}
],
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}
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{
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],
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"word": "comune"
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"word": "ordinario"
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"word": "scadente"
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{
"word": "scarso"
}
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"rhymes": "-ɔkre"
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"word": "medio"
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"word": "mediocremente"
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{
"word": "mediocrità"
}
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"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
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}
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"args": {},
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]
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"word": "mediocridad"
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{
"word": "cutre"
},
{
"word": "normalito"
},
{
"word": "poca cosa"
},
{
"word": "regular"
}
],
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"feminine",
"masculine"
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"ipa": "/meˈdjokɾe/"
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"ipa": "[meˈð̞jo.kɾe]"
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{
"rhymes": "-okɾe"
}
],
"word": "mediocre"
}
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