middlesome

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middlesome

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From middle + -some.

adjective more middlesome · most middlesome

rare Characterised or marked by moderation; tending toward the middle; intermediate; middling; average The Necessity of having one to assist him in measuring his Lines with the Chain, as oft as he would practise his Skill, or get more; and the exposing of his Unreadiness to the View of middlesome People, while he is yet raw and unexperienc'd, as every one must needs be at first: Both which may in a g

adverb more middlesome · most middlesome

rare In a middlesome manner; moderately '[...] Don't drink too little and don't drink too much – drink middlesome.'

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@misc{middlesome_2026,
  title = {middlesome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middlesome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}