middling
Fairly, moderately, somewhatFairly, moderately, somewhat.
» She's a middling student, neither excelling nor failing.
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2 senses(UK, colloquial, regional)Fairly, moderately, somewhat.
(UK, colloquial, regional)Not too badly, with modest success.
- to certain extent or degree
Examples
3 sentencesShe's a middling student, neither excelling nor failing.
The movie was just middling, not great or terrible.
ruФильм был средненький, не супер, но и не ужасный. — marafon
Voters of the middling sort don't see it that way.
Origin
The noun is probably from middle (noun) + -ing; the adjective is most likely derived fromThe noun is probably from middle (noun) + -ing; the adjective is most likely derived from the noun, and the adverb from the adjective.
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Forms
more middling, most middling| Comparative | more middling Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most middling |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- to certain extent or degree:reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollysomewhatfairlypassably
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.