third-rate

1. 1.

   of lesser quality than second-rate

   Similarinferior

Questions about third-rate

What does third-rate mean?

third-rate means "of lesser quality than second-rate".

How many syllables are in third-rate?

third-rate has 2 syllables and divides as thir-d-rate under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is third-rate a common word?

third-rate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.