Mediocre Definition

mēdē-ōkər
adjective
Neither very good nor very bad; ordinary; average.
Webster's New World
Not good enough; inferior.
Webster's New World

Origin of Mediocre

  • From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state", “of middle size", “middling", “moderate", “ordinary"), from medius (“middle") + ocris (“rugged mountain"); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.

    From Wiktionary

  • French médiocre from Latin mediocris medius middle medhyo- in Indo-European roots ocris a rugged mountain ak- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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