satisfactory vs third string

satisfactory

adj
  • Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying. 

  • Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient. 

  • Making atonement for a sin; expiatory. 

noun
  • The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

  • Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

third string

adj
  • Of a decidedly lower quality or condition. 

noun
  • A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team. 

How often have the words satisfactory and third string occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )