| slovo | definícia |
middling
(encz) | middling,střední Zdeněk Brož |
middling
(encz) | middling,zboží střední kvality Zdeněk Brož |
Middling
(gcide) | Middling \Mid"dling\, a.
Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally
distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre;
ordinary. "A town of but middling size." --Hallam.
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Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling
circumstances of its inhabitants. --Hawthorne.
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n.
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middling
(wn) | middling
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty
big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are
priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
[syn: reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly,
somewhat, fairly, middling, passably] [ant:
immoderately, unreasonably]
adj 1: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "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" [syn: average, fair, mediocre,
middling]
n 1: any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially
when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran) |
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fair to middling
(encz) | fair to middling, |
middlings
(encz) | middlings,jemná krupice Zdeněk Brožmiddlings,zboží druhé jakosti Zdeněk Brož |
From fair to middling
(gcide) | Fair \Fair\ (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. Fairer; superl. Fairest.]
[OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG.
fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit,
also to E. fay, G. f["u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse,
and prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. Fang, Fain,
Fay to fit.]
1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection;
unblemished; clean; pure.
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A fair white linen cloth. --Book of
Common Prayer.
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2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
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Who can not see many a fair French city, for one
fair French made. --Shak.
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3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
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The northern people large and fair-complexioned.
--Sir M. Hale.
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4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious;
favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as,
a fair sky; a fair day.
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You wish fair winds may waft him over. --Prior.
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5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed;
unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage,
etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
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The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a
fair way to have enlarged. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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6. (Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or
curvature; smooth; flowing; -- said of the figure of a
vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
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7. Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or
candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias;
equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or
conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.
"I would call it fair play." --Shak.
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8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; --
said of words, promises, etc.
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When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on
us, we must be frighted into our duty. --L'
Estrange.
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9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
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10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling;
as, a fair specimen.
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The news is very fair and good, my lord. --Shak.
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Fair ball. (Baseball)
(a) A ball passing over the home base at the height
called for by the batsman, and delivered by the
pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position
and facing the batsman.
(b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; --
called also a fair hit.
Fair maid. (Zool.)
(a) The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when
dried.
(b) The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia]
Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty,
Fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or
equal chance; justice.
From fair to middling, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.]
The fair sex, the female sex.
Syn: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest;
equitable; impartial; reasonable. See Candid.
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Middling
(gcide) | Middling \Mid"dling\, a.
Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally
distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre;
ordinary. "A town of but middling size." --Hallam.
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Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling
circumstances of its inhabitants. --Hawthorne.
[1913 Webster] -- Mid"dling*ly, adv. -- Mid"dling*ness,
n.
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Middlingly
(gcide) | Middling \Mid"dling\, a.
Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally
distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre;
ordinary. "A town of but middling size." --Hallam.
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Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling
circumstances of its inhabitants. --Hawthorne.
[1913 Webster] -- Mid"dling*ly, adv. -- Mid"dling*ness,
n.
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Middlingness
(gcide) | Middling \Mid"dling\, a.
Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally
distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre;
ordinary. "A town of but middling size." --Hallam.
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Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling
circumstances of its inhabitants. --Hawthorne.
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n.
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Middlings
(gcide) | Middlings \Mid"dlings\, n. pl.
1. A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the
finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran
in bolting; -- formerly regarded as valuable only for
feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for
making the best quality of flour. Middlings contain a
large proportion of gluten.
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2. In the southern and western parts of the United States,
the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder;
bacon; -- called also middles. --Bartlett.
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fair to middling
(wn) | fair to middling
adj 1: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a
secretary" [syn: adequate, passable, {fair to
middling}, tolerable] |
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