The meaning of SECOND-RATE is of second or inferior quality or value : mediocre. How to use second-rate in a sentence.

Not good enough (Definition of second-rate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Define second-rate. second-rate synonyms, second-rate pronunciation, second-rate translation, English dictionary definition of second-rate. adj. Of inferior or mediocre quality or value. …

second–rate /ˌsɛkənd ˈ reɪt/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of SECOND–RATE : not very good : of ordinary or inferior quality a second-rate education

Second-rate things are mediocre, shabby, or inferior. A second-rate production of Hamlet won't be as well done as the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Definition of second-rate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you describe something as second-rate, you mean that it is of poor quality. ...second-rate restaurants. ...another second-rate politician.

SECOND-RATE definition: of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like. See examples of second-rate used in a sentence.

Not good enough (Definition of second-rate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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