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third-rate

American  
[thurd-reyt] / ˈθɜrdˈreɪt /

adjective

  1. of the third rate, quality, or class.

  2. distinctly inferior.

    a third-rate performance.


third-rate British  

adjective

  1. not of high quality; mediocre or inferior

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of third-rate

First recorded in 1640–50

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