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31middling — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a moderately good (esp. fair to middling). b colloq. (of a person s health) fairly well. c second rate. 2 (of goods) of the second of three grades. n. (in pl.) middling goods, esp. flour of medium fineness. adv. fairly or… …
32fair — I [[t]fɛər[/t]] adj. and adv. fair•er, fair•est. 1) free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice 2) legitimately sought, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight[/ex] 3) moderately large; ample: a fair income[/ex] 4) neither excellent… …
33middling — Synonyms and related words: amidships, average, banal, betwixt and between, central, common, core, dull, equatorial, equidistant, fair, fair to middling, fairish, halfway, indifferent, inferior, insipid, interior, intermediary, intermediate,… …
34middling — adj 1. average, moderate, medium, mean; ordinary, commonplace, everyday, run of the mill; mediocre, indifferent, so so, fair, fair to middling, betwixt and between, Inf. no great shakes, Inf. nothing to write home or brag about; undistinguished,… …
35fair — adj 1: characterized by honesty and justice: free from self interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism a fair and impartial tribunal 2: reasonable as a basis for exchange a fair wage a fair valuation 3: consistent with merit or importance …
36fair — adj 1 comely, lovely, *beautiful, pretty, bonny, handsome, beauteous, pulchritudinous, good looking Analogous words: delicate, dainty, exquisite (see CHOICE): charming, attractive, enchanting (see under ATTRACT): pure, *chaste Antonyms: foul: ill …
37fair — [adj1] impartial, unprejudiced aboveboard, benevolent, blameless, candid, civil, clean, courteous, decent, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even handed, frank, generous, good, honest, honorable, impartial, just, lawful, legitimate …
38middling — index average (midmost), fair (satisfactory), imperfect, marginal, mediocre, nondescript, ordinary …
39middling — *medium, mediocre, second rate, moderate, average, fair, indifferent …
40middling — [adj] adequate, okay all right, average, common, conventional, decent, fair, fairish, good, indifferent, intermediate, mean, mediocre, medium, moderate, modest, okay, ordinary, passable, run of the mill*, so so*, tolerable, traditional,… …
