🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

medioker

Pronunciation / Transliteration: me-di-o-ker

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mediocre/ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Film erhielt mediokere Kritiken."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of only moderate quality; not very good.

    "The movie received mediocre reviews from critics."
  2. 2

    Lacking exceptional quality; average.

    "His performance was mediocre at best, failing to impress the audience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mediocre' originates from the Latin 'mediocris', meaning 'moderate' or 'ordinary', which itself comes from 'medius' meaning 'middle'. It entered English in the early 19th century, evolving to describe something that is of only moderate quality, neither good nor bad.

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