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Second-rate — Sec ond rate , a. Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second rate ship; second rate cloth; a second rate champion. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second-rate — adj [usually before noun] not of the very best standard or quality →↑first rate ▪ a second rate artist … Dictionary of contemporary English
second-rate — second rateness, n. secondrater, n. /sek euhnd rayt /, adj. 1. of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second rate poet. 2. inferior; mediocre: a second rate performance. [1660 70] Syn. 2. middling, inadequate, undistinguished,… … Universalium
second-rate — index inferior (lower in quality), mediocre, poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
second-rate — adjective not of good quality: a second rate football team … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
second-rate — / second class [adj] inferior, cheap cheap and dirty*, common, commonplace, déclassé, hack*, low grade, low quality, mean, mediocre, poor, shoddy*, substandard, tacky*, tawdry; concepts 334,567,574 Ant. excellent, first class, first rate, great,… … New thesaurus
second-rate — [sek′ənd rāt′] adj. 1. second in quality, rank, etc.; second class 2. inferior; mediocre; inadequate second rateness n. second rater n … English World dictionary
second-rate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of mediocre or inferior quality. DERIVATIVES second rater noun … English terms dictionary
Second-rate — In the British Royal Navy, a Second rate was a ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks. They were essentially smaller and hence cheaper versions of the three decker First rates. Like the First rates, they fought in the centre… … Wikipedia
second-rate — ADJ GRADED If you describe something as second rate, you mean that it is of poor quality. ...second rate restaurants. ...another second rate politician. Syn: second class, mediocre … English dictionary
second-rate — /ˈsɛkənd reɪt/ (say sekuhnd rayt) adjective 1. of the second rate or class, as to size, quality, etc. 2. inferior; mediocre: a second rate film. –second rater /sɛkənd ˈreɪtə/ (say sekuhnd raytuh), noun …
