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Meanings of
second-rate
in English
Russian
корабль 2 ранга
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Type of ship of the line.
Related terms
ship type
Russian
корабль 2 ранга
Moderate to inferior in quality.
mediocre
Related terms
inferior
Usage of
second-rate
in English
1
As Evans said to Henry Kissinger, politics is only
second
-
rate
show business.
2
Great writers transcend their times, but
second
-
rate
writers are mired by theirs.
3
This faculty is the wisdom and makes the strength of
second
-
rate
men.
4
Time Warner has already criticized the
second
-
rate
,
non-voting Fox shares on offer.
5
I had an offer to do a film, but it's really
second
-
rate
.
6
With the exception of Michael Gove, they are a fairly
second
-
rate
group.
7
Finally Rose secured a place in a
second
-
rate
establishment on Main Street.
8
There are greyhounds also, but inferior in speed to
second
-
rate
English dogs.
9
They were ceasing to command the services of any but
second
-
rate
men.
10
The characters are
second
-
rate
middle class, instead of being dukes and millionaires.
11
You think I'm going to give away my beauty for
second
-
rate
weaving?
12
Most of the singers, even the
second
-
rate
ones, began at fifteen-beganseriously.
13
There has been nothing
second
-
rate
about the bang-shoot in Austria and Switzerland.
14
Below is a series of frescos by a very
second
-
rate
artist, Poccetti.
15
As Wharton had said of Esther, she was but a
second
-
rate
amateur.
16
Imagine boots, and they very
second
-
rate
ones, at four pounds a pair.
Other examples for "second-rate"
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Frequent collocations
second-rate knowledge
second-rate poets
second-rate qualities
Translations for
second-rate
Russian
корабль 2 ранга
Second-rate
through the time