mediocre and small-minded; of little talent and petty
A literary, somewhat archaic term describing a person of limited ability and narrow character. Not used in everyday speech.
He is a mediocre and petty person, yet strangely self-confident.
You must not be content with mediocre talent.
Compound of 凡 (mediocre, ordinary) and 小 (small). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a literary Sino-Japanese word.