middlingishadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋɪʃ/,

/ˈmɪdlɪŋɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdlɪŋɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: middling adj.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < middling adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

regional.

†A. adv.

Fairly, moderately. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1820 J. A. Dowling Coroners Inquest on J. Lees 18 I believe it was a middlingish good hat before he went to the meeting.

1876 B. L. Farjeon Love's Victory ii ‘A gentleman, then?’ ‘Well, yes, sir; middlingish.’

B. adj.

Somewhat middling.

ΚΠ

1890 H. D. Rawnsley Poems, Ballads & Bucolics 122 I'se nobbut a middlinish creatur to-daäy, but how's thysen?

1995 Guardian 21 Mar. ii. 12/1 An academic of Klein's—middlingish—age would normally by now have published three or four unreadable books.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middlingish
释义	middlingishadv.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋɪʃ/, /ˈmɪdlɪŋɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmɪdlɪŋɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: middling adj.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < middling adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹. regional. †A. adv. Fairly, moderately. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1820 J. A. Dowling Coroners Inquest on J. Lees 18 I believe it was a middlingish good hat before he went to the meeting. 1876 B. L. Farjeon Love's Victory ii ‘A gentleman, then?’ ‘Well, yes, sir; middlingish.’ B. adj. Somewhat middling. ΚΠ 1890 H. D. Rawnsley Poems, Ballads & Bucolics 122 I'se nobbut a middlinish creatur to-daäy, but how's thysen? 1995 Guardian 21 Mar. ii. 12/1 An academic of Klein's—middlingish—age would normally by now have published three or four unreadable books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1820
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