B1 — Intermediateadjective
mediocre
mediocre, average, poor quality
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
scadenteinsufficienteordinariomodestoapprossimativo
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
eccellenteottimosuperiorestraordinariobrillante
Usage note
'Scadente' implies poor quality. 'Modesto' is gentler, meaning modest rather than bad. 'Mediocre' sits between average and poor.
Example
"Il film era mediocre: né brutto né bello."
"The film was mediocre: neither bad nor good."
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