- sec·ond-rate
- /ˌsɛkəndˈreıt/ adj: not very good : of ordinary or inferior quality
a second-rate education
The meal was only second-rate.
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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
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
ond-rate — sec·ond rate·ness; … English syllables
sec|ond-drawer — «SEHK uhnd DRR», adjective. Informal. of lesser importance; secondary; second rate: »the second drawer leaders of the party … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-rat|er — «SEHK uhnd RAY tuhr», noun. a second rate person or thing … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-string — «SEHK uhnd STRIHNG», adjective. 1. Sports. not of the fir or regular team: »a second string quarterback. 2. second rate; secondary; subordinate: »second string executives … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-class — second class, 1. the class of passenger or living accomodations next after first class in quality and cost. 2. the class of mail that includes newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals sent regularly from the office of publication and not… … Useful english dictionary
sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… … English syllables
second-rate — sec′ond rate′ adj. of lesser or minor quality or importance • Etymology: 1660–70 sec′ond rate′ness, n. sec′ond rat′er, n … From formal English to slang
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
