mediocre

mediocre
mediocre /me'djɔkre/ [dal lat. mediocris, der. di medius "medio"].
■ agg.
1. (lett., non com.) [che sta nel mezzo, che si trova in una posizione di mezzo: punto m. di un oggetto ] ▶◀ e ◀▶ [➨ medio agg. (1. a)].
2.
a. [che è inferiore alla media: introiti, guadagni m. ] ▶◀ basso, esiguo, insufficiente, limitato, magro, modesto, piccolo, scarso. ↑ inconsistente, irrisorio, misero. ◀▶ abbondante, alto, congruo, consistente, cospicuo, elevato, grande, lauto, ricco. ↑ colossale, enorme, straordinario.
b. (estens.) [di cosa di scarsa qualità, di persona priva delle qualità necessarie per poter emergere e sim.: uno spettacolo, un film m. ; uno scrittore m. ] ▶◀ anonimo, dozzinale, modesto, ordinario, scadente. ↑ insignificante, insulso. ◀▶ eccellente, ottimo. ↑ eccezionale, geniale, magnifico, straordinario.
⋰ pessimo, cattivo, m., buono, ottimo.
■ s.m. e f. [persona mediocre] ▶◀ e ◀▶ [➨ mediocrità (2. b)].

Enciclopedia Italiana. 2013.

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  • mediocre — me‧di‧o‧cre [ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə◂ ǁ ˈoʊkər◂] adjective not very good: • The business is now riding high, shaking off years of mediocre earnings. • Shares have had a mediocre year. * * * mediocre UK US /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/ adjective ► ordinary and not very good …   Financial and business terms

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  • mediocre — (adj.) 1580s, from M.Fr. médiocre (16c.), from L. mediocris of middling height or state, moderate, ordinary, figuratively mediocre, mean, inferior, originally halfway up a mountain, from medius middle (see MEDIAL (Cf. medial) (adj.)) + ocris… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mediocre — me di*o cre (m[=e] d[i^]*[=o] k[ e]r), a. [F. m[ e]diocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}.] Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary. A very mediocre poet. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mediocre — Me di*o cre, n. 1. A mediocre person; a mediocrity. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk s duties. Shipley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • mediocre — [mē΄dē ō′kər, mē′dē ō΄kər] adj. [Fr médiocre < L mediocris < medius, middle (see MID1) + ocris, a peak < IE base * ak̑ , sharp > L acer] 1. neither very good nor very bad; ordinary; average 2. not good enough; inferior …   English World dictionary

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