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mediocre

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1. mediocre - Noun

2. mediocre - Adjective

3. mediocre - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.

A mediocre person.

A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women. Simone de Beauvoir

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. William Arthur Ward

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. Margaret Mead

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world. Lily Tomlin

The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor treats actual sickness. Traditional Proverb

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. English Proverb

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