second-class

See also: second class

English

Adjective

second-class (not comparable)

1. (neutral or mildly positive connotation) Of a standard or grade one level below the best.

   a second-class train ticket, second-class postage, a second-class honours degree

2. (negative connotation) Inferior in quality or standing.

   Synonym: second-rate

   He complained he felt like a second-class citizen, but everyone felt put upon that day.

   Using second-class parts for the repair was false economy because they soon broke and had to be fixed again.

Derived terms

• second-class citizen
• second-class entity
• second-class object
• second-class value

 

Related terms

• first-class
• third-class

Translations

inferior in quality or standing

Dutch: tweedeklas (nl) Finnish: toisen luokan French: de seconde zone (fr), de second ordre (fr) German: zweiter Klasse, zweitklassig (de) Hungarian: másodosztályú (hu) Italian: di serie B Latin: secundārius Norwegian: Bokmål: annenklasses, annenrangs