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Third-rate
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of lesser quality than second-rate
WiktionaryText
Noun
- a sailing warship that can be described with the adjective "third-rate"
Adjective
- of lesser value or quality than second-rate
- describing a British ship-of-the-line with 64 to 80 guns divided onto two gun decks.