The phrase "a mediocre state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, condition, or quality that is average or below average in nature.
Example: "The project was delivered in a mediocre state, lacking the necessary attention to detail and quality."
Alternatives: "an average condition" or "a subpar situation."
"Mexico is not a failed state, it's a mediocre state," says Hector Aguilar Camín, a sociologist.
I was a ferociously smart child who attended a mediocre state comprehensive school, scraping sufficiently good A-level grades to get myself into the University of Bristol, at the start of the 1980s, to read biochemistry.
I can vividly recall first listening to the tapes -- a clever mix of singles, album cuts, live tracks and b-sides spanning their entire career -- repeatedly until the cassettes virtually dissolved; truly a sublime experience (the mediocre state of mid-90's audio equipment notwithstanding).
He will have his chance to feast on a mediocre Oklahoma State defense that ranks 100th in the nation against the pass.
Recently Dutch electro label Bunker who in September protested against what they called the current "mediocre" state of electro by replacing their website with a statement calling certain "fake Gigolos" "pretentious wannabe rock stars with inflated egos"—put their music where their mouth is with several hot new 12"s.
When the team slogged through the spring, the fans booed Randolph more than the players, most of whom seemed remarkably blasé about their mediocre state while playing badly.
One recent morning, the talk ranged from the Jets to the Philadelphia Flyers to the mediocre state of N.F.L. quarterbacks to the Rangers -- all in five minutes.
Despite the mediocre state of the Mexican economy, which grew just 0.9% last year and should grow 2.4% this year, Walmex is poised to keep expanding at a good clip.
Concerned about regional issues and the mediocre state of African aquaculture, the FAO Regional Office for Africa organised the Africa Regional Aquaculture Review in September 1999, which assembled practitioners from fifteen African countries and several regional and international organisations.
Because teachers are mediocre, even the poshest private schools in Santiago are no better than an average state school in London or New York.
Good.Mr Kerry would have been a mediocre secretary of state at best.
