Me"di*o`cre (?), a. [F. m'ediocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See Mid.]
Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.
" A very
mediocre poet."
Pope.
© Webster 1913.
Me"di*o`cre, n.
1.
A mediocre person.
[R.]
2.
A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.
Shipley.
© Webster 1913.