Middling - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɪdlɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋ|
noun
- any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
adverb
- to certain extent or degree (syn: fairly, jolly, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat)
adjective
- lacking exceptional quality or ability (syn: average, fair, mediocre)
the performance was middling at best
Extra examples
...tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size...
...was disappointed in the renowned historian's latest book, which is only middling...
Middle class people come to pay middling prices for middling goods.
There are 20 bottles in a middling box.
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