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Definition of faute de mieux adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

faute de mieux

adverb
 
/ˌfəʊt də ˈmjɜː/
 
/ˌfəʊt də ˈmjɜː/
(from French)
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  1. because there is nothing else that is better
    • We were obliged, faute de mieux, to drink the local beverage.
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