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third-rate [ thurd -reyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈθɜrdˈreɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective
of the third rate, quality, or class.
distinctly inferior: a third-rate performance.
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Origin of third-rate First recorded in 1640–50
OTHER WORDS FROM third-rate third-rater, noun
Words nearby third-rate third person ,
third position ,
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third quartile ,
third rail ,
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third reading ,
Third Reich ,
Third Republic ,
third sector ,
third space
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Words related to third-rate miserable ,
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How to use third-rate in a sentence Historically the reelection rate for members of Congress is in the area of 95 percent.
The third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.
With a mortality rate of 70 percent, the more cases that arise, the deadlier this epidemic becomes.
Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.
Third parties in turn quibbled with his accounts, and he was irritated, but not overly so.
But the Mexican caballeros had no notion of coming up to the scratch a third time.
This was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."
It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
In future years the poor-rate (so-called) will include, in addition to these, all other rates levyable by the Corporation.
On the third day after the declaration of his recall, Ripperda took his official leave, and presented his son in his new office.
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British Dictionary definitions for third-rate
adjective
not of high quality; mediocre or inferior
Derived forms of third-rate third-rater , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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