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Definition of Second-rate
1. Adjective. Moderate to inferior in quality. "They improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
Definition of Second-rate
1. Noun. (military nautical historical) a British ship-of-the-line sail warship that has 90 to 98 guns dispersed onto 3 gundecks. ¹
2. Adjective. Of mediocre quality, not first class. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second-rate
Literary usage of Second-rate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps by Lewis Randolph Hamersly (1898)
"Promoted to Ensign, October 1, 1863 ; ordered to "Richmond" (second-rate), October
21,1863; took part in battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, ..."
2. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1856)
"Blue Pearmain—old second-rate, i. 20, ii. 64. Black Apple—an old variety,
second-rate, i. ... Black Vandevere, (lop side)—good keeper, second-rate, vi. 8. ..."
3. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"Poor-rate — Valuation List — Appeal against •Second Rate—Second Notice of Objection
re- quired under Union Assessment Committee Amendment Act, ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"Second- rate poetry, lor instance, is an uncommon deal pleasanter to my fancy
... second-rate beauty in women is likewise, I maintain, more agreeable than ..."
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