Middling (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The team's performance was middling at best, and they failed to advance to the playoffs.
- She's a middling student, always earning decent grades but never excelling in any particular subject.
- The new restaurant received middling reviews from critics, with some praising the atmosphere but panning the food.
- The movie was a middling success, neither a blockbuster nor a complete flop, but rather a moderately successful release.
- After a string of disappointing albums, the band's latest release was middling, failing to live up to their earlier promise.