sec´ond-rate´ness

sec´ond-rate´ness
sec|ond-rate «SEHK uhnd RAYT», adjective.
1. rated as second-class.
2. inferior: »

a very second-rate performance.

SYNONYM(S): middling.
sec´ond-rate´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sec|ond-rate — «SEHK uhnd RAYT», adjective. 1. rated as second class. 2. inferior: »a very second rate performance. SYNONYM(S): middling. –sec´ond rate´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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