General and Middling

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Middling and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Middling" instead an adjective "General".

Middling

Middling adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

General and middling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Middling".

Nearby Words: middle, middled

Both words in one sentence

  • In his path are middling grades, general mediocrity, financial woes, Jerkass roommates, a "girlfriend" he's too cowardly to dump honorably, a teen girl who is obsessed with him, and another suitor to the girl of his dreams, who is extraordinarily wealthy and perfect.
  • Video Game / Railroad Tycoon In general, steam trains have higher fuel costs and need more station facilities to keep them running properly, diesel trains have a higher initial price tag and middling speeds, and electric trains are cheap and fast but need expensive electrified rails to run on.
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