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Boring vs Mediocre - What's the difference?

boring | mediocre |

As adjectives the difference between boring and mediocre

is that boring is causing boredom while mediocre is mediocre (ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality).

As a noun boring

is a pit or hole which has been d.

As a verb boring

is .

boring

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pit or hole which has been d.
  • * 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
  • It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  • Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing boredom.
  • What a boring film that was!

    Synonyms

    * dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious * See also

    Derived terms

    * *

    Anagrams

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    mediocre

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mediocer (obsolete) * (dated)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;
  • I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

    Synonyms

    * middling * See also