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jolly vs middling

middling vs jolly

jolly and middling both are nouns.

jolly and middling both are adjectives.

jolly is a verb but middling is not a verb.

jolly and middling both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jolly Yes Yes Yes Yes
middling Yes Yes No Yes
As adverbs, jolly and middling are synonyms defined as:
  • jolly and middling: to certain extent or degree
Other synonyms of jolly include fairly, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat.
jolly (noun) middling (noun)
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
a happy party
jolly (adjective) middling (adjective)
full of or showing high-spirited merriment lacking exceptional quality or ability
jolly (verb) middling (verb)
be silly or tease one another
jolly (adverb) middling (adverb)
to certain extent or degree to certain extent or degree
Difference between jolly and middling

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