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mediocre
adjective
Definition of mediocre
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as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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decent
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middling
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satisfactory
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passable
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medium
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so—so
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ordinary
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indifferent
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second—rate
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common
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fair
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adequate
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run—of—the—mill
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respectable
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nice
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reasonable
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acceptable
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good
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run—of—the—mine
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second—class
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modest
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tolerable
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sufficient
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fine
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alright
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moderate
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run—of—mine
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unexceptional
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minimal
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all right
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okay
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presentable
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sufficing
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OK
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excellent
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outstanding
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great
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superior
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stellar
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superb
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exceptional
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splendid
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terrific
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superlative
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special
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fantastic
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sensational
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prime
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marvelous
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exquisite
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optimal
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marvellous
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distinguished
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top
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fabulous
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classic
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supreme
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maximum
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optimum
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peerless
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choice
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sterling
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par excellence
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matchless
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grand
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nifty
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swell
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top—notch
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preeminent
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first—rate
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unsatisfactory
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capital
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unparalleled
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first—class
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inadequate
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unmatched
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unsurpassed
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unacceptable
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insufficient
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lacking
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tip—top
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deficient
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number one
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choice
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as in terrible
of low quality
mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
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terrible
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poor
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inferior
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cheap
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bad
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rotten
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coarse
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worthless
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lousy
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shoddy
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crappy
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common
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useless
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wretched
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miserable
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rubbishy
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cheesy
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execrable
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junky
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cheapjack
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schlock
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trashy
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second—rate
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bum
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sleazy
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lackluster
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shlocky
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low—rent
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schlocky
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gimcrack
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trumpery
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fake
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low—grade
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counterfeit
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shlock
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cut—rate
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bargain—basement
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indifferent
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valueless
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gaudy
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tawdry
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el cheapo
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showy
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flashy
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meretricious
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kitschy
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garish
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glitzy
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tacky
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kitsch
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swank
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ostentatious
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splashy
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seedy
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sham
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second—class
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swanky
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phony
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brummagem
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ultracheap
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supercheap
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phoney
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excellent
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good
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superior
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fine
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top—notch
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first—rate
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elegant
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handsome
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first—class
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tasteful
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high—grade
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polished
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refined
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handcrafted
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first—rate
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elegant
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handsome
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first—class
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tasteful
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high—grade
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All synonyms in one line
acceptable, admissible, average, banal, barren, en.synonym.one, bland, cold, common, commonplace, conventional, cool, decent, detached, everyday, fair, faulty, good, hackneyed, indifferent, inferior, intermediate, jerry-built, listless, mean, medial, en.synonym.one, median, medium, middle, middling, moderate, modest, nonchalant, normal, ordinary, passable, poor, prosaic, reasonable, rustic, satisfactory, second-rate, seedy, shoddy, stale, stock, substandard, tasteless, tolerable, typical, undistinguished, en.synonym.one, unimaginative, unremarkable, unresponsive, usual.
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посредственный, заурядный, бесталанный, посредственность
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- посредственный; среднего качества; заурядный; бездарный
mediocre people — посредственности, заурядные /бездарные/ люди 
mediocre play — посредственная /заурядная/ пьеса
существительное
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mediocre poet — посредственный поэт
to rise above the mediocre — подняться над посредственностью
mediocre talent — посредственность
rise above the mediocre — подняться над посредственностью
mediocre grade — удовлетворительная оценка; среднее качество; проходной балл
mediocre crop — посредственный урожай
reams of mediocre plays — груды посредственных пьес
mediocre pupil student — троечница; троечник
Примеры с переводом
The dinner was delicious, but the dessert was mediocre.
Ужин был восхитительным, но десерт так себе.
I thought the book was pretty mediocre.
Я думал, что книга была довольно посредственной.
It is thus that mediocre people seek to lower great men.
Это верно, что заурядные люди стараются принизить великих.
There have been good and mediocre and bad artists.
Художники бывают хорошие, посредственные и плохие.
The carpenter did a mediocre job.
Плотник сработал посредственно.
The critics dismissed him as a mediocre actor.
Критики отмахнулись от него, как от посредственного актера.
They improved the quality from mediocre to above average.
Они улучшили качество от посредственного до выше среднего.
The committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute.
Комиссия действовала робко, бездарно и нерешительно.
The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average.
Уровень знаний студентов поднялся от посредственного до «выше среднего».
You are glorifying a rather mediocre building.
Вы расхваливаете довольно посредственное здание.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
…the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art… 
…though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
mediocrity — посредственность, заурядность, заурядный человек, бездарный человек
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mediocreadjective
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middling -
mediocreadjective
Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;
I’m pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.
Synonyms:
middling
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mediocre, second-rateadjective
moderate to inferior in quality
«they improved the quality from mediocre to above average»
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fair, second-rate, average, middlingAntonyms:
superior, good, extraordinary -
average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
«a novel of average merit»; «only a fair performance of the sonata»; «in fair health»; «the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average»; «the performance was middling at best»
Synonyms:
mean(a), modal(a), second-rate, reasonable, intermediate, fair(a), medium, bonnie, comely, middling, bonny, ordinary, just, average, median(a), sightly, clean, fair, fairish, honestAntonyms:
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mediocreadjective
poor to middling in quality
«there have been good and mediocre and bad artists»
Synonyms:
fair, second-rate, average, middlingAntonyms:
extraordinary, good, superior
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Margaret Mead:
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to become as mediocre as possible.
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Kevin Harvick:
You go through spells of capitalizing on things and having good cars and mediocre cars and circumstances, and I think that part of this sport is those streaks come and go at certain race tracks, at RCR we had a lot of good, flat-track races at Richmond and Loudon, and we only won here one time, and I thought this was one of our better tracks.
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Mark Steber:
You could have had a mediocre 2020, as many millions of Americans did, but then in 2021 — especially with the rest of 2021 to go — with the economy picking up steam, you could move into a higher-income situation and really have a surprise come tax time.
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Mary Kay Ash:
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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Sophia Loren:
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.
Translations for mediocre
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- متوسطArabic
- mediocreCatalan, Valencian
- průměrnýCzech
- middelmådigDanish
- mittelmäßigGerman
- παρακατιανός, μέτριοςGreek
- mediocreSpanish
- keskiverto, keskimääräinen, hääppöinen, keskinkertainenFinnish
- médiocreFrench
- közepes, középszerűHungarian
- Biasa SajaIndonesian
- mediocreItalian
- 平凡Japanese
- ಮಧ್ಯಮKannada
- 평범한Korean
- mediocre, mediocrisLatin
- просечен, среденMacedonian
- middelmådigNorwegian
- middelmatigDutch
- średni, miernyPolish
- medíocrePortuguese
- mediocru, mediocrăRomanian
- заурядный, посредственный, среднийRussian
- medelmåttigSwedish
- tầm thườngVietnamese
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