Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Third-rate

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 64–80 guns across two gun decks, a complement of 500–650, and weighing approximately 1,750 tons burthen. UK, historical, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "He was smoking a cherry-wood pipe, and looked on the whole as if he had borrowed his outfit from the wardrobe of a third-rate dramatic company."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of lesser quality than second-rate wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A third-rate ship of the line. UK, historical

See also for "third-rate"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: thirdrate