"schlecht und recht" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [German]

IPA: [ʃlɛçt ʊnt ʁɛçt] Audio: De-schlecht_und_recht.ogg
Etymology: Originally “plain and right”. Later reinterpreted after the new meaning of schlecht, thus “bad and right”, which ultimately gave way to the new turn of phrase mehr schlecht als recht (“more bad than right”). Compare also schlicht. Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} schlecht und recht (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (archaic) proper without much ado, simple and neat Tags: archaic, indeclinable, predicative Synonyms: recht und schlecht
    Sense id: en-schlecht_und_recht-de-adj-bsAwO3sP Categories (other): German coordinated pairs, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German coordinated pairs: 70 30 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (colloquial) not so good, so-so, barely sufficient, done with difficulty Tags: colloquial, indeclinable, predicative Synonyms: mehr schlecht als recht [common]
    Sense id: en-schlecht_und_recht-de-adj-s3Y5qf4U
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    }
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