middling meaning and definition

MIDDLING noun

Definition of middling (noun)

1. any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

MIDDLING adjective

Definition of middling (adjective)

1. lacking exceptional quality or ability
   • "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
   • synonyms: average, fair, mediocre

MIDDLING adverb

Definition of middling (adverb)

1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
   • "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
   • synonyms: fairly, jolly, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat
   • antonym: immoderately