adverb
- in a moderate or mediocre manner; to a middle degree
Usage: somewhat formal or literary
Examples
- The restaurant was middlingly successful in its first year.
- She performed middlingly on the exam, earning a C grade.
- The weather was middlingly warm for October.
- His cooking skills were middlingly developed at best.
- The book was middlingly entertaining but not memorable.
- The team played middlingly throughout the season.