"mehr schlecht als recht" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [German]

Etymology: Literally, “more bad than right”. Rephrased from older schlecht und recht, which see for more. Etymology templates: {{m-g|more bad than right}} “more bad than right”, {{lit|more bad than right}} Literally, “more bad than right” Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} mehr schlecht als recht (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (colloquial) not so good, so-so, barely sufficient, done with difficulty Tags: colloquial, indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-mehr_schlecht_als_recht-de-adj-s3Y5qf4U Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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