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• second-rate — / second class [adj] inferior, cheap cheap and dirty*, common, commonplace, déclassé, hack*, low grade, low quality, mean, mediocre, poor, shoddy*, substandard, tacky*, tawdry; concepts 334,567,574 Ant. excellent, first class, first rate, great,… …   New thesaurus

• second-rate — adj [usually before noun] not of the very best standard or quality →↑first rate ▪ a second rate artist …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Second-rate — In the British Royal Navy, a Second rate was a ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks. They were essentially smaller and hence cheaper versions of the three decker First rates. Like the First rates, they fought in the centre… …   Wikipedia

• second-rate — 1. noun a British ship of the line sail warship that has 90 to 98 guns dispersed onto 3 gundecks. 2. adjective Of mediocre quality, not first class. They are intrigued by Mrs Deelville; she is dowdy, languid voiced, and ill dressed, in every way… …   Wiktionary

• second-rate — adjective I would never buy second rate shoes Syn: inferior, substandard, low quality, below par, bad, poor, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, shoddy, chintzy, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable; informal crummy, not up to… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• second-rate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inferior, lesser, secondary, next best; mediocre, second class, also ran (inf.). See inferiority, mediocrity.Ant., first rate, best. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mediocre, inferior, common; see poor… …   English dictionary for students

• first-rate — first class / first rate [adj] superior, excellent capital, choice, dandy, fine, first string*, fivestar*, in class by itself*, prime*, shipshape, sound, supreme, tiptop*, top, top notch*, very good; concept 574 Ant. bad, inferior, lesser, poor,… …   New thesaurus

• first-class — / first rate [adj] superior, excellent capital, choice, dandy, fine, first string*, fivestar*, in class by itself*, prime*, shipshape, sound, supreme, tiptop*, top, top notch*, very good; concept 574 Ant. bad, inferior, lesser, poor, second… …   New thesaurus

• second-class — second rate / second class [adj] inferior, cheap cheap and dirty*, common, commonplace, déclassé, hack*, low grade, low quality, mean, mediocre, poor, shoddy*, substandard, tacky*, tawdry; concepts 334,567,574 Ant. excellent, first class, first… …   New thesaurus

• Rate — Rate, n. [OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. {Reason}.] 1. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. [1913 Webster] The one right feeble through the evil rate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• -rate — suffix ► used with words such as first, second, etc. to show how good or bad you think something is: first /top rate »An innovative person with top rate business credentials is needed to fill the position of executive director …   Financial and business terms