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second-rate
[ sek-uhnd-reyt ]
/ ˈsɛk əndˈreɪt /
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adjective
of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
inferior; mediocre: a second-rate performance.
OTHER WORDS FOR second-rate
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Origin of second-rate
First recorded in 1660–70
OTHER WORDS FROM second-rate
second-rateness, nounsec·ond·rat·er, nounWords nearby second-rate
second of arc,
second papers,
second person,
second position,
second quantum number,
second-rate,
Second Reader,
second reading,
Second Reich,
Second Republic,
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Words related to second-rate
crummy,
inferior,
mediocre,
below par,
cheap,
deficient,
inadequate,
low-grade,
poor,
rotten,
second best,
second-class,
shabby,
shoddy,
substandard,
unacceptable,
unsatisfactory,
common How to use second-rate in a sentence
Historically the reelection rate for members of Congress is in the area of 95 percent.
Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!
With a mortality rate of 70 percent, the more cases that arise, the deadlier this epidemic becomes.
A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.
The beauty, the mystery,—this fierce sunshine or something—stir——' She hesitated for a fraction of a second.
Roman Pane who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage alludes to another method of using the herb.
He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
British Dictionary definitions for second-rate
adjective
not of the highest quality; mediocre
second in importance, etc
Derived forms of second-rate
second-rater, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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