middle-of-the-roadness

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What does middle-of-the-roadness mean?

The quality of being middle-of-the-road.

Where does middle-of-the-roadness come from?

Etymology tree English middle-of-the-road Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English middle-of-the-roadness From middle-of-the-road + -ness.

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