second-rate

• Beschreibt etwas, das von geringer Qualität ist oder schlechter als anderes abschneidet.

Describes something that is of inferior quality or not as good as others.

1. Moderate to inferior in qualityB2informal

   Of a quality that is below average; not very good or impressive.

   Zweitklassig

   • The hotel offered second-rate service for a high price.
   • He was disappointed with the second-rate performance of the team.
   • They bought second-rate equipment that broke down quickly.

   Synonymecheapinadequateinferiorlow-grademediocrepoorsecond-classshoddysubstandardtawdry

   Antonymeexcellentfirst-classfirst-rateoutstandingsuperiortop-notch