Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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middling | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
ordinary | Yes | Yes | No | No |
middling (noun) | ordinary (noun) |
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any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran) | (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields |
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel | |
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death | |
a judge of a probate court | |
the expected or commonplace condition or situation |
middling (adjective) | ordinary (adjective) |
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lacking exceptional quality or ability | not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree |
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered |
middling (adverb) | ordinary (adverb) |
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to certain extent or degree |