Middling vs Passably - What's the Difference?

Middling

Passably

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
Definition as Noun
Definition as Adjective
  • lacking exceptional quality or ability
Definition as Adjective
Definition as Adverb
  • to certain extent or degree
Definition as Adverb
  • to certain extent or degree

Examples

  • "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
  • "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
  • "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Adverb, Noun
Adverb