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mediocre

mediocre

adjective meh-DYOH-kreh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin mediocris (of middle height), from medius (middle)

Also means

average

Usage Note

Mediocre is a cognate but is slightly more neutral in Spanish than in English — it can simply mean 'average' without necessarily implying contempt. However, in evaluative contexts it is clearly pejorative. The noun form is mediocridad (mediocrity), and the same form serves both masculine and feminine.

Examples

"El resultado fue completamente mediocre."

Natural Translation

The result was completely mediocre.

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