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   mediocre

   /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/

   adjective

   • 1. of only average quality; not very good: "he is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French médiocre, from Latin mediocris ‘of middle height or degree’, literally ‘somewhat mountainous’, from medius ‘middle’ + ocris ‘rugged mountain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mediocrely adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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