middling
English Thesaurus
1. any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran) (noun.artifact)
2. lacking exceptional quality or ability (adj.all)
| similar | : | ordinary, |
| definition | : | not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | averageness, mediocrity, |
| definition | : | ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | averageness, |
| definition | : | the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity (noun.state) |
3. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme (adj.all) |
4. lacking exceptional quality or ability (adj.all)
| derivation | : | averageness, mediocrity, |
| definition | : | ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | averageness, |
| definition | : | the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity (noun.state) |
5. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme (adj.all) |
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