Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling circumstances of its inhabitants. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] -- {Mid"dling*ly}, adv. -- {Mid"dling*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
middlingly — middling, middlingly Middling has been used as an adjective in various senses since the 15c, but is now more commonly found as an adverb, a use attested from the 18c. In this role it competes with middlingly, which is recorded from the same date… … Modern English usage
middlingly — adverb : indifferently, tolerably I dare say I thought but middlingly of them Thomas Moore … Useful english dictionary
middlingly — adverb see middling I … New Collegiate Dictionary
middlingly — See middling. * * * … Universalium
middlingly — adverb In a middling manner; averagely, moderately … Wiktionary
middlingly — mɪdlweɪlɪ adv. in an average manner; sufficiently; moderately; in a mediocre manner … English contemporary dictionary
middlingly — mid·dling·ly … English syllables
middling — middlingly, adv. /mid ling/, 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… … Universalium
middling — middling, middlingly Middling has been used as an adjective in various senses since the 15c, but is now more commonly found as an adverb, a use attested from the 18c. In this role it competes with middlingly, which is recorded from the same date… … Modern English usage
middling — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality 2. mediocre, second rate 3. of, relating to, or being a middle class • middling adverb • middlingly adverb II … New Collegiate Dictionary
