mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish
Rare literary term for something or someone of low quality, mediocre, or foolish. Not used in everyday speech.
His work is mediocre and not worth evaluating.
庸劣な考えに惑わされてはいけない。
Don't be misled by foolish ideas.
Compound of 庸 (common, ordinary) and 劣 (inferior, poor). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary Sino-Japanese word.