Mediocre
Mediocre adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
Modest and mediocre are semantically related in average topic. In some cases you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Mediocre".
Nearby Word: mediocrity
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