middlesome
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterised or marked by moderation; tending toward the middle; intermediate; middling; average
adv
In a middlesome manner; moderately
Example Sentences
- "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 good measure be avoided by this easy Knack."
- "Frequent and middlesome interference by the politician with details of day-today administration will not only hamper smooth working of government but also shake the morale of the Civil Servants. A.D. Gorwala in his Report on Public Administration in India refers to the following instance."
- "Meddlesome and / I'll say middlesome; all right middling / people / You / and me / Dost You Care?"
- "Angelo has high HP, but middlesome defences, so it won't be too long before he gets his just desserts."
- "'[...] Don't drink too little and don't drink too much – drink middlesome.'"
Etymology
From middle + -some.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more middlesome (comparative)
most middlesome (superlative)