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middling

/ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Of intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre. · The football team is never the worst or best in its league; its position is always middling.
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“I am very middling,” replied the Lion, “but why do you stand without?
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 12 · B2
“Middling.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 838 · C1

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