Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section V. Results of Voluntary Action
736. Mediocrity.
NOUN:
MEDIOCRITY; golden mean &c. (mid-course) [See Mid-course], (moderation) [See Moderation]; moderate -, average- circumstances; respectability.
middle classes, bourgeoisie [F.].
VERB:
strike the golden mean; preserve a middle course [See Mid-course].
jog on, get along [colloq.], get by [slang]; go -, get on- -fairly, - quietly, - peaceably, - tolerably, - respectably.
ADJECTIVE:
MIDDLING, comme ci comme ça [F.], soso or so-so, fair, fair to middling [colloq.], medium, moderate, mediocre, ordinary; second -, third -, fourth- rate.
ADVERB:
with nothing to brag about.
QUOTATIONS:
High hopes die on a warm hearthstone.—Kipling
No characteristic trait had he Of any distinctive kind.—Gilbert
Contentment is the smother of invention.—Cynic’s Calendar
