Definitions
poor to middling in quality
Word origin
From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.
Used in a sentence
“I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.”
“The standard ranges from runs that are almost sensational in the speed and brilliance of the work to the ultra-mediocre.”
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Only average”8 letters
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