middling

Meanings

Adjective

• Of intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre.
• In fairly good health.

Adverb

• Fairly, moderately, somewhat.
• Not too badly, with modest success.

Noun

• Something of intermediate or average size, position, or quality.

Related

Similar words

• average, medium, unexceptional

Origin

• The noun is probably from middle + -ing; the adjective is most likely derived from the noun, and the adverb from the adjective.