second-class

English

Adjective

second-class (not comparable)

1. Inferior in quality or standing.

   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.

   We shipped the package second-class postage, which was better than travelling second-class on a plane.

Related terms

• first-class
• third-class

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