middlinglyadv.
/ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋli/, /ˈmɪdlɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋli/ Passably, moderately, fairly; (also) not in the best of health.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > fairly
reasonably1389
reasonablyc1447
seemlyc1460
reasonable1485
gaily1532
indifferently?c1550
pretty well1576
indifferent1583
tolerably1602
tolerable1673
middling1719
geylies1754
middlingly1755
fairly1805
fairish1818
wellish1830
serviceably1896
the world > health and disease > [adverb] > in fair health
meeterly1685
middling1748
middlingly1819
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Indifferently, not well; tolerably; passably; middlingly.
1814 T. Moore Mem. (1853) II. 44 I dare say I thought but middlingly of them while they existed.
1819 J. Jebb Corr. (1834) II. 373 For the last two days I have felt but middlingly.
1891 H. Johnston Kilmallie I. viii. 133 Even then she was but middlingly pleased.
1973 Rev. in Amer. Hist. 1 329 Sklar's volume on 1917–30 is middlingly successful.
1987 New Sci. 30 Apr. 77/1 Psyche..fared middlingly at suggesting an efficient and considerate image for psychologists.
1993 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 15 July 20/1 This it does middlingly well.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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