mediocre

Preposition: in

comparison: The Game and Panic Room are guilty of being mediocre in comparison to his two masterpieces but they are by no means poor films.

Infinitive complement

say: The plot is mediocre to say the least and the comedy is contained in simple one-line gags that hardly raise a titter.

Modifies a noun

• fare: The end of the morning for mediocre fare we.
• opposition: Low crowds are the norm, mediocre opposition or dead games inevitable.
• beer: What historic events have occurred by virtue of someone drinking a fine beer as opposed to a mediocre beer?
• script: More on Hearts and Minds Niagara Motel A frankly dull and mediocre script lacking any spark of real inspiration.
• performance: The days of mediocre system performance are now over.
• movie: Wrong Turn is nothing more than a mediocre horror movie that somehow.. .

Modifying Another Word

• pretty: On the other hand, the movie itself was pretty mediocre.
• fairly: I used to really like the place, but the food is fairly mediocre now and just about average.
• rather: Given the rather mediocre service we didn't feel inclined to leave a tip.
• somewhat: Basic website support, average E-Mail responses and a national rate telephone number helped MI seem somewhat mediocre.
• relatively: Share prices soared against the background of a relatively mediocre performance by the big capitalist economies.
• very: A very mediocre sandwich, with very mediocre fillings.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: He believes government has mastered some of the concepts, but the implementation and delivery remains mediocre at best.
• look: Yes / No I have capable staff and if one of them does really well, I am going to look mediocre in comparison.
• become: The subject became woefully neglected as our food was allowed to become mediocre.
• appear: This is a truly superb achievement, and almost any other text will by contrast appear mediocre.
• seem: By these standards, the area's beaches and restaurants may seem mediocre.
• consider: But can a decade that gave us the music center and the pocket calculator truly be considered mediocre?