so-so

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Aside from a few quirks, the majority of the voices are much better, and even the ones that are so-so still have their shining moments.

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  1. adjective Neither very good nor very bad; passable: a so-so performance; feeling so-so.
  2. adverb Neither very well nor very poorly; passably: I swam so-so, but better than yesterday.

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  • The subject matter of Paper Dolls is fascinating but the film's execution is only so-so. —  Playback:stl Syndication
  • His vocals are so-so and I've heard his voice a million times through others. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Aside from a few quirks, the majority of the voices are much better, and even the ones that are so-so still have their shining moments. —  Siliconera
  • One of us decries "avant-garde masterpiece," one of us liked it so-so, and one of us thought it was tedious, but you'll just have to hear for yourself. click here. —  GreenCine Daily
  • That meant his so-so defense, rather than his high-powered offense, would take the field first. —  Latest News
 

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