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Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.

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  1. a. Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
  2. adj. moderate to inferior in quality
  3. Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion. Dryden.
  4. Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rateship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion. Dryden.
  5. j:100 s moderate to inferior in quality