mediocrelyadv.

Brit.

/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkəli/, U.S.

/ˌmidiˈoʊkərli/

Forms: late Middle English mediokerlie, 1900s– mediocrely.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin mediocris , -ly suffix², mediocre adj.

Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin mediocris mediocre adj. + -ly suffix²; in sense 2 independently < mediocre adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin mediocriter moderately, with moderation, Middle French médiocrement (1542).

†1. Moderately, somewhat. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb]

mildlyOE

moderatelya1398

middlelya1400

mediocrely?a1425

meetly1476

treatably1527

mildly1567

midway1596

mollifiedlya1640

meeverlya1800

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) f. 46^v (MED) Þe vtilite whi þat it [sc. the brain] was mediokerlie oþer menelie viscouse is be cause þat þe sinewes schulde be menelie stronge and holdinge.

2. In a mediocre manner; averagely, indifferently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > condition of being mean or average > [adverb]

neutrally1571

averagely1832

mediocrely1982

1982 D. R. Hofstadter in Sci. Amer. Aug. To win at Level Two.., it's best to be a mediocre player at Level One... This means that whereas before it was desirable to be extremely mediocre at choosing mediocre numbers, now it's desirable to be mediocrely mediocre at choosing mediocre numbers.

1995 Skeptical Enquirer (Nexis) Mar. 48 An editorial project can be done well, poorly, or mediocrely.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mediocrely
释义	mediocrelyadv. Brit. /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkəli/, U.S. /ˌmidiˈoʊkərli/ Forms: late Middle English mediokerlie, 1900s– mediocrely. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin mediocris , -ly suffix², mediocre adj. Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin mediocris mediocre adj. + -ly suffix²; in sense 2 independently < mediocre adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin mediocriter moderately, with moderation, Middle French médiocrement (1542). †1. Moderately, somewhat. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] mildlyOE moderatelya1398 middlelya1400 mediocrely?a1425 meetly1476 treatably1527 mildly1567 midway1596 mollifiedlya1640 meeverlya1800 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) f. 46^v (MED) Þe vtilite whi þat it [sc. the brain] was mediokerlie oþer menelie viscouse is be cause þat þe sinewes schulde be menelie stronge and holdinge. 2. In a mediocre manner; averagely, indifferently. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > condition of being mean or average > [adverb] neutrally1571 averagely1832 mediocrely1982 1982 D. R. Hofstadter in Sci. Amer. Aug. To win at Level Two.., it's best to be a mediocre player at Level One... This means that whereas before it was desirable to be extremely mediocre at choosing mediocre numbers, now it's desirable to be mediocrely mediocre at choosing mediocre numbers. 1995 Skeptical Enquirer (Nexis) Mar. 48 An editorial project can be done well, poorly, or mediocrely. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.?a1425
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