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View usage for: (mɪdəlɪŋ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a quality such as the size of something as middling, you mean that it is average. The Beatles enjoyed only middling success until 1963. ...a man of middling height. Synonyms: moderate, medium, average, fair More Synonyms of middling More Synonyms of middling middling in British English (ˈmɪdlɪŋ) adjective1. mediocre in quality, size, etc; neither good nor bad, esp in health (often in the phrase fair to middling) adverb2. informal moderately middling well Derived forms middlingly (ˈmiddlingly) adverb Word origin C15 (northern English and Scottish): from mid1 + -ling2middling in American English (ˈmɪdlɪŋ) adjective1. of middle size, quality, grade, etc.; medium; ordinary; mediocre adverb2. Informal fairly; moderately; somewhat noun3. US pork or bacon from between the ham and the shoulder 4. [pl.] products of medium quality, grade, size, or price 5. [pl.] particles of coarsely ground grain, often mixed with bran and used as feed Word origin mid 1 + -ling 1Examples of 'middling' in a sentencemiddling Definition neither very good nor very bad They enjoyed only middling success until 1963. Synonyms unremarkable serviceable half-pie (New Zealand, informal) O.K. or okay (informal) Definition moderate in size a man of middling height Synonyms bog-standard (British, Irish, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition just enough in amount or just good enough in quality One in four people are without adequate homes. Synonyms passable, acceptable, middling, average, fair, ordinary, moderate, satisfactory, competent, mediocre, so-so (informal), tolerable, up to scratch (informal), presentable, unexceptionalDefinition acceptable or satisfactory `How was the school you attended?' `It was all right.' Synonyms satisfactory, O.K. or okay (informal), average, fair, sufficient, standard, acceptable, good enough, adequate, so-so (informal), up to scratch (informal), passable, up to standard, up to the mark, unobjectionable, ALrIt, ka pai (New Zealand) Definition mediocre or inferior I was only average academically. Synonyms mediocre, fair, ordinary, moderate, pedestrian, indifferent, not bad, middling, insignificant, so-so (informal), banal, second-rate, middle-of-the-road, tolerable (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), fair to middling (informal), vanilla (slang) - middle-class
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Additional synonymsDefinition quite large He had a fair command of English. Synonyms respectable, middling, average, reasonable, decent, acceptable, moderate, adequate, satisfactory, not bad, mediocre, so-so (informal), tolerable, passable, O.K. or okay (informal), all rightDefinition of only average standard or quality She had starred in several indifferent movies. Synonyms mediocre, middling, average, fair, ordinary, moderate, insignificant, unimportant, so-so (informal), immaterial, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, of no consequence, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Definition midway between extremes of size, amount, or degree foods which contain only medium levels of sodium Synonyms average, mean, middle, middling, fair, intermediate, midway, mediocre, median, medial Definition not extreme or excessive You don't get rich, but you can earn a modest living from it. Synonyms moderate, small, limited, fair, ordinary, middling, meagre, frugal, scanty, unexceptionalDefinition dull or unexciting The food here is cheap, but very ordinary. Synonyms average, middling, fair, indifferent, not bad, mediocre, so-so (informal), unremarkable, tolerable (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) Definition adequate or acceptable The meal was passable, but nothing special. Synonyms adequate, middling, average, fair, all right, ordinary, acceptable, moderate, fair enough, mediocre, so-so (informal), tolerable, not too bad, allowable, presentable, admissible, unexceptional, half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Definition ordinary or average I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student. Synonyms ordinary, middling, average, fair, modest, commonplace, common, vanilla (informal), mediocre, banal, tolerable (informal), passable, undistinguished, unimpressive, unexciting, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) Definition neither good nor bad Their lunch was only so-so. Synonyms average, middling, fair, ordinary, moderate, adequate, respectable, indifferent, not bad (informal), tolerable, run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, fair to middling (informal), O.K. or okay (informal) Definition fairly good Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town? Synonyms fair, O.K. or okay (informal), middling, average, all right, ordinary, acceptable, reasonable, good enough, adequate, indifferent, not bad (informal), mediocre, so-so (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, unexceptional, fairly good, fair to middling Definition usual, ordinary, or normal a pretty unexceptional bunch of players Synonyms ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable, normal, usual, conventional, pedestrian, commonplace, insignificant, run-of-the-mill, undistinguished, unimpressive, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), common or garden (informal), no great shakes (informal), nothing to write home about (informal) |