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mediocre

me·di·o·cre [ m dee ṓkər, m dee kər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
average: adequate or acceptable, but not very good

[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin mediocris "of middle height" < ocris "rugged mountain"]

me·di·o·cre·ly adverb
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