second-rate

[sek-uhnd-reyt]

adjective

1. of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like.

   a second-rate poet.

2. inferior; mediocre.

   a second-rate performance.

   Synonyms: commonplace, pedestrian, undistinguished, inadequate, middling

second-rate

adjective

1. not of the highest quality; mediocre

2. second in importance, etc

Other Word Forms

• second-rater noun
• second-rateness noun
• secondrater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of second-rate¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Related Words

• crummy 
• inferior