middling

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
verb put in the middle
adjective lacking exceptional quality or ability

The noun is probably from middle (noun) + -ing; the adjective is most likely derived from the noun, and the adverb from the adjective.

All people of small or middling fortunes would be obliged to superintend themselves the employment of their own stocks. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
I have risen from a feast satiated; and unless it be one or two persons of very strong intellect, or whose spirits and good-humour amuse me, I wish neither to see the high, the low, nor the middling class of society. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott

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