second-rateness (C1)
adjective
Definition
second-rateness means (idiomatic) Of mediocre quality; not first-rate. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as second-rateness.
A second-rateness tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became second-rateness after the announcement.
How to Use second-rateness
- second-rateness + noun (collocation)
- Use second-rateness before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a second-rateness reaction."
- become second-rateness (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became second-rateness near the end."
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