below-averageadj.

Brit.

/bᵻˌləʊˈav(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S.

/bəˌloʊˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/,

/biˌloʊˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., average adj.

Etymology: < below prep. + average adj. Compare above-average adj.

attributive. Lower or worse than average.

ΚΠ

1822 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 4 Represented by the letter D, for Deficiency, or below average rate.

1844 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 29 Feb. These are below average prices.

1907 Times of India 27 Aug. 9 (heading) Grouse reports. A below-average season.

1953 Austrian Information (U.S.) 3 Jan. 9/2 Monoskis..are single skis on which beginners or below-average skiers can stand with both feet.

2014 D. C. Banks & G. F. Lichtenberg Soar ii. 33 One of my neighbors was a below-average student.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	below-average
释义	below-averageadj. Brit. /bᵻˌləʊˈav(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S. /bəˌloʊˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/, /biˌloʊˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., average adj. Etymology: < below prep. + average adj. Compare above-average adj. attributive. Lower or worse than average. ΚΠ 1822 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 4 Represented by the letter D, for Deficiency, or below average rate. 1844 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 29 Feb. These are below average prices. 1907 Times of India 27 Aug. 9 (heading) Grouse reports. A below-average season. 1953 Austrian Information (U.S.) 3 Jan. 9/2 Monoskis..are single skis on which beginners or below-average skiers can stand with both feet. 2014 D. C. Banks & G. F. Lichtenberg Soar ii. 33 One of my neighbors was a below-average student. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1822
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