middling: Meaning and Definition of

mid•dling

Pronunciation: (mid'ling), [key]
— adj.
  1. medium, moderate, oraverage in size, quantity, or quality: The returns on such a large investment may be only middling.
  2. mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; pedestrian: The restaurant's entrées are no better than middling.
  3. in fairly good health.
—adv.
  1. moderately; fairly.
—n.
  1. any of various products or commodities of intermediate quality, grade, size, etc., as the coarser particles of ground wheat mingled with bran.
  2. Often,Also calledsalt pork or smoked side meat.
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