médiocre

See also: mediocre and medíocre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediocris, itself from medius (“middle, central”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.djɔkʁ/

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Adjective

médiocre (plural médiocres)

1. mediocre (stronger negative connotation); poor, unsatisfactory

Derived terms

• médiocrement
• médiocriser
• médiocrité

 

Further reading

• “médiocre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.