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I guess I have a different understanding of the word
Posted on: January 22, 2017 at 21:19:05 CT
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me·di·o·cre (mē′dē-ō′kər)
adj.
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality. See Synonyms at average.
[French médiocre, from Latin mediocris : medius, middle; see medhyo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + ocris, a rugged mountain; see ak- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
Word History: Belying the very meaning of the word, the adjective mediocre has a remarkable and unexpected etymology. Mediocre ultimately comes from Latin mediocris, which meant "middling, ordinary, unremarkable." The Latin word in turn is a compound based on a rather concrete metaphor—we often find that abstract words are rooted in vivid comparisons when we trace the history of words back till we hit bedrock. In this case, the bedrock is a Latin word for "mountain." Mediocris is a compound of the adjective medius, "half" or "in the middle," and ocris, "rugged mountain." Something that is mediocre is only midway up a mountain or rises up to only half a mountain's height, as it were—the thing goes just halfway to the highest point of excellence. The resemblance between the Latin word medius and English words like middle and midway is no accident. They are all ultimately descended from the Proto-Indo-European word *medhyo-, "middle."
1. mediocre - moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
second-rate
inferior - of low or inferior quality
2. mediocre - lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
middling, average, fair
ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
3. mediocre - poor to middling in quality; "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
Mississippi is 12-7 and ranked 89 by Kenpom, which is top 26%, and CBS has them at 44 on the RPI, which is top 13%. So how do you arrive at the conclusion that Ole Miss is "mediocre"? They are no where close to being .500, or middling or worse. Do you not know how to characterize teams that aren't the best, and just pick a hate word for them if they are not the best?
Edited by MizzouTigerz at 21:19:56 on 01/22/17
adj.
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality. See Synonyms at average.
[French médiocre, from Latin mediocris : medius, middle; see medhyo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + ocris, a rugged mountain; see ak- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
Word History: Belying the very meaning of the word, the adjective mediocre has a remarkable and unexpected etymology. Mediocre ultimately comes from Latin mediocris, which meant "middling, ordinary, unremarkable." The Latin word in turn is a compound based on a rather concrete metaphor—we often find that abstract words are rooted in vivid comparisons when we trace the history of words back till we hit bedrock. In this case, the bedrock is a Latin word for "mountain." Mediocris is a compound of the adjective medius, "half" or "in the middle," and ocris, "rugged mountain." Something that is mediocre is only midway up a mountain or rises up to only half a mountain's height, as it were—the thing goes just halfway to the highest point of excellence. The resemblance between the Latin word medius and English words like middle and midway is no accident. They are all ultimately descended from the Proto-Indo-European word *medhyo-, "middle."
1. mediocre - moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
second-rate
inferior - of low or inferior quality
2. mediocre - lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
middling, average, fair
ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
3. mediocre - poor to middling in quality; "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
Mississippi is 12-7 and ranked 89 by Kenpom, which is top 26%, and CBS has them at 44 on the RPI, which is top 13%. So how do you arrive at the conclusion that Ole Miss is "mediocre"? They are no where close to being .500, or middling or worse. Do you not know how to characterize teams that aren't the best, and just pick a hate word for them if they are not the best?
Edited by MizzouTigerz at 21:19:56 on 01/22/17
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I guess I have a different understanding of the word - MizzouTigerz MU - 1/22 21:19:05