mehr schlecht als recht

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, more bad than right. Rephrased from older schlecht und recht, which see for more.

Adjective

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mehr schlecht als recht (indeclinable, predicative only)

  1. (colloquial) not so good, so-so, barely sufficient, done with difficulty