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middling - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'middling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Middling [ a.]
- Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.

Meaning of 'middling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . middling [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to certain extent or degree
Example in sentence:
  • he is fairly clever with computers;
  • jolly decent of him;
  • pretty bad;
  • pretty big;
  • the shoes are priced reasonably
2 . middling [ s]
Meaning (2):
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
Example in sentence:
  • a novel of average merit;
  • in fair health;
  • only a fair performance of the sonata;
  • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average;
  • the performance was middling at best

Nearby Words:

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